These short, illustrated trails offer simple, accessible reflections and prayers. They can be used in any church building, by people of any background, and then taken home for further spiritual exploration.
‘Being a PilgrimPilgrim 1. In the New Testament and Christian thought, someone engaged in the Christian journey through life towards heaven. 2. Someone who journeys to holy places (such as biblical sites or shrines of the saints) to seek God's help, to give thanks, or as an act of penance’
Christianity offers three main ways to be a pilgrim: seeing the whole of life as a pilgrim-journey with God; using prayer as an inner spiritual pilgrimage bringing us closer to God; resourcing our life journeys through visiting special places to learn and to find forgiveness, healing, or guidance. All these ways of being a pilgrim can work together and help us in our daily lives.
‘Exploring the Lord’s Prayer’
This trail, based on the prayer which JesusJesus (Greek form of Hebrew 'Joshua' meaning 'Yahweh [God] is salvation') Also given the title Christ, meaning 'anointed one' or Messiah. His life is recorded mainly in the Four Gospels although he is also mentioned by the Jewish historian Josephus (c. 37-c.100) and the Roman historian Tacitus (c.110). taught his followers explores themes which touch all of us in our journey through life, together with ways we can discover more of God’s love as he journeys with us.
‘Discover the early Northern Saints: Signposts to God’
The early Northern saints, who helped to bring the ChristianChristian Name originally given to disciples of Jesus by outsiders and gradually adopted by the Early Church to designate all members of the church. faithFaith 1. Belief and trust in someone or something. 2. Acceptance of particular religious teachings. to England, encountered challenges surprisingly like those we have today. They lived in a constantly changing, multi-cultural society, facing conflicts, pandemics, and the frequent threat of losing their homes and communities. That’s why their faith can encourage and inspire us.
Order a pack of trail leaflets
If you would like printed copies of the prayer cards please visit the CPO website. There you can order a Launch Pack, which contains: x50 ‘Being a Pilgrim’ leaflets, x50 ‘Exploring the Lord’s Prayer’ leaflets, and x50 ‘Discover the early Northern Saints: Signposts to God’ leaflets.
This launch pack is available for FREE, with only CPO’s handling and delivery costs to contribute towards.