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884 million people do not have access to clean, safe water. Pray with us this Lent in solidarity with those who do not have access to clean water, that waters may flow and injustice may be washed away. Prayers, reflections and other spiritual resources for the season of Lent.


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Living water extended stories (438.35 kB)

More information about the people featured in the Living water: reflections for Lent booklet, for use in parishes and small groups. See details of how to order the booklet below.

Pentecost (Year B) (37.66 kB)

A children's liturgy resource for 27 May 2012. The disciples were filled with the Holy Spirit. Let's think about the Holy Spirit today. Download accompanying optional illustration .

Prayers: Easter (93.10 kB)

A collection of our Easter prayers for you to download

Let waters flow

Pray with us this Lent in solidarity with those who do not have access to clean water, that waters may flow and injustice may be washed away.

Nawal Mohummed, 26 yrs, making bread. She is a member of a women's group in Zariba, central Sudan, through which she is doing classes in literacy, bread making & farming [Annie Bungeroth]

Holding our lives before God (18.64 kB)

This Holy Thursday reflection and prayer calls us to examine our lives as if we were being held in Jesus' place.

Women working in the community kitchen garden in the North East Centre for Popular Medicine (CNMP) which works to produce popular and community health initiatives in Brazil [Marcella Haddad]

A special Lenten fast (17.46 kB)

Lenten fasting prayer from Latin America

Finding work in Sao Paulo is not easy, especially without a fixed address. Even with a job, many families live on the streets as sky-high rents mean they can’t afford food for their children

Reflection: The grace of forty days (134.50 kB)

A reflection on what we could make time for this Lent

Dawn at La Garrucha in Mexico, an autonomous Zapatista district that was suffering intimidation by military [Julie Bubbers]

Walk with us leader's notes (234.00 kB)

Leader's notes to accompany Walk with us: Stations of the Cross booklet. See details of how to order the booklet and the accompanying poster set above

Resources to order

To order any of these resources, click on the resource name for details of how to order or call 020 7095 5680

Let waters flow prayer cards

Featuring the prayers from the Living water: reflections for Lent booklet these cards help us to reflect on the importance of water in our lives and the lives of people around the world.

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Living water: reflections for Lent

Exploring the change we seek in Lent – in our own lives to come closer to God and others, and in the lives of others so they can live to the full. We come to understand the importance of water through Scripture and stories from around the world.
Price £2.50

Walk with us: Stations of the Cross booklet and poster set

This contemporary Stations of the Cross takes us on a prayerful journey with people living in poverty around the world through a mixture of their stories, Scripture and prayer.
Booklet: £2.50 Posters: £4.50 Set: £6.00

Published on 13/06/2008, last updated on 22/02/2012
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