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Prayer for the Day

Radio 4's daily prayer and reflection

Radio 4,1009 episodes

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Not knowing how the season will end
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Haydon Spenceley.
28 May 2025,2 mins
Mercy
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Haydon Spenceley.
27 May 2025,2 mins
Gratitude for Emergency Services
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Haydon Spenceley.
26 May 2025,2 mins
Easier to pray on a Saturday?
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Haydon Spenceley.
24 May 2025,2 mins
23/05/2025
Spiritual reflection to start the day with the Rev Dr Rosa Hunt.
23 May 2025,2 mins
The King and the Pawn
Spiritual reflection to start the day with the Rev Dr Rosa Hunt.
22 May 2025,2 mins
'In the twilight of life'
Spiritual reflection to start the day with the Rev Dr Rosa Hunt.
21 May 2025,2 mins
High-resolution
Spiritual reflection to start the day with the Rev Dr Rosa Hunt.
20 May 2025,2 mins
An unexpected helper
Spiritual reflection to start the day with the Rev Dr Rosa Hunt.
19 May 2025,2 mins
A Tapestry of Tongues
Spiritual reflection to start the day with the Rev Dr Rosa Hunt.
17 May 2025,2 mins
Finding words
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Elizabeth Rawlinson-Mills
16 May 2025,2 mins
Praying for peace
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Elizabeth Rawlinson-Mills
15 May 2025,2 mins
Wordy prayer
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Elizabeth Rawlinson-Mills
14 May 2025,2 mins
Mozart’s starling
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Elizabeth Rawlinson-Mills
13 May 2025,2 mins
Simplicity
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Elizabeth Rawlinson-Mills
12 May 2025,2 mins
Slow walk
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Elizabeth Rawlinson-Mills
10 May 2025,2 mins
The joys of being glaikit
Spiritual reflection to start the day with Rev Neil Gardner of Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh.
09 May 2025,2 mins
Marking the 80th Anniversary of VE Day
Spiritual reflection to start the day with Rev Neil Gardner of Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh.
08 May 2025,2 mins
Ovations in Vienna
Spiritual reflection to start the day with Rev Neil Gardner of Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh.
07 May 2025,2 mins
Majesty upon majesty
Spiritual reflection to start the day with Rev Neil Gardner of Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh.
06 May 2025,2 mins
A week of remembering
Spiritual reflection to start the day with Rev Neil Gardner of Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh.
05 May 2025,2 mins
Our place in the universe
Spiritual reflection to start the day with Rev Neil Gardner of Canongate Kirk, Edinburgh.
03 May 2025,2 mins
Pilgrims through life
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Michael Kelly.
02 May 2025,2 mins
St Joseph the Worker – the foster father of Jesus
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Michael Kelly.
01 May 2025,2 mins
Discernment
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Michael Kelly.
30 Apr 2025,2 mins
Lord, thou art hard on mothers: We suffer in their coming and their going
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Michael Kelly.
29 Apr 2025,2 mins
Tir grá – a love of where you’re from
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Michael Kelly.
28 Apr 2025,2 mins
That fella would mind mice at a crossroads
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Michael Kelly.
26 Apr 2025,2 mins
A fishy tale
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Bishop David Walker.
25 Apr 2025,2 mins
Using your loaf
A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Bishop David Walker.
24 Apr 2025,2 mins