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Nick Fawcett (devotional and reflective writer)

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Category: Classic prayers from across the ages

Unforgettable words of prayer from different faiths handed down across the centuries

The prayer of St Apollonius

15 August 2020
Classic prayers from across the ages, Personal prayer

Part of the power of many ancient prayers, such as this one, taken from my book A Calendar of Classic […]

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A memorable ancient prayer of intercession

6 August 2020
Classic prayers from across the ages, Intercessions

Our prayer today, taken from my book A Calendar of Classic Prayer, is one of the most ancient you could […]

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Faith and doubt

25 July 2020
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Here’s a session from my book A Calendar of Classic Prayer, featuring a prayer from the celebrated Samuel Johnson, known […]

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A wonderful ancient prayer of faith

11 July 2020
Classic prayers from across the ages, Personal prayer

Here’s a wonderful ancient prayer if faith, coming from the fourth-century Divine Liturgy of St Basil – the Eucharistic service […]

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Too awesome for words?

13 February 2020
Classic prayers from across the ages, For all faiths and none, Personal prayer

What words should we use to praise God? Is the divine too awesome for words? All too often our attempts […]

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Wherever we are and whatever we may face

6 February 2020
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In the book of Deuteronomy 33:27 we find what is surely one of the most memorable lines of Scripture: ‘The […]

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Every step of our lives

2 February 2020
Classic prayers from across the ages, Personal prayer

Another prayer today from the pen – or should it be quill! – of St Augustine of Hippo (354–430), taken […]

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Bestselling author of No Ordinary Man, Daily Prayer and Prayers for All Seasons

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‘Nick Fawcett’s gift is to write prayers which have a down-to-earth and modern feel and at the same time great depth of meaning.’

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