About the Author!
Welcome to Faith and Worship.com which has been around for a few years
now, albeit in different forms.
The current incarnation of the site is much more personal, being mainly a collection of prayers written by myself in the last few years, together with some favourite prayers mainly written in the early centuries of Christianity.
The primary aim has always been to write prayers that are accessible in style and would fit into any service of worship. Indeed, this is how it all began, as I struggled to find resources to use - often finding that books of prayers contained many that I had issues with regarding language or concept. God is often like that - give him a challenge and you find that you are part of the solution!
A Methodist Lay Preacher and worship leader living in Wales for around 20 years, I have become increasingly aware of the rich heritage handed down by the early Christian Saints who set up home in the wilder regions of this beautiful country.
They looked at the elements around them; the landscape, the sea, the seasons and the grandeur of the forces of nature and saw within them the hand of their Creator. Their prayers reflected their awe and wonder.
I think we have lost sight of this aspect of our God. We have our eyes glued so close to the ground upon which we walk that we never look up and see ourselves in relation to the bigger picture.
John Birch
John Birch is also a regular contributor to the International Bible Reading Fellowship notes, and his prayers have appeared on various websites, been reprinted in many worship services around the world (from Alaska to Tasmania!) as well as in Church of England and Methodist publications (incl. the online Bible Study A Word in Time) and BRF Sacred Space Magazine. In 2010 a selection of his prayers were translated and published in Swedish. He also sells pet food online and is the proud owner of a new allotment plot which is his pride and joy!
