Work Rest Pray
WORK REST PRAY offers short reflections on how faith relates to those 3 important aspects of our lives and also to our wellbeing, sense of identity and self-worth. Written and presented by Richard Frost, new episodes will be published every week or two.
Episodes
Oct 10, 2025
Sep 28, 2025
Sep 28, 2025
2 min
On this Disability Awareness Sunday, some reflections on being made in God's image.
Sep 20, 2025
Sep 20, 2025
37 min
This episode is an audio recording of the Book Launch for 'Loving Yourself' by Richard Frost at Exeter Cathedral. With special guest Canon Deborah Parsons and music from 'Socks and Slippers'. Together with part of the discussion that took place at the online event and comments from Julia Craig-McFeely, Editor at SLG Press.
A video version is also available on YouTube. The book itself can be found at my website.
Sep 15, 2025
Sep 15, 2025
6 min
This episode is a guided meditation on the Parable of the Lost Coin. It contains periods of silence and I would encourage you to press pause at those points.
It's a companion episode to the one reflecting on the Parable of the Lost Sheep.
Sep 15, 2025
Sep 15, 2025
3 min
September is a month when many people start new things - be that college, school, uni or a job, for example. It's a time when we might feel a bit lost. This episode is a reflection on the Parable of the Lost Sheep.
There's also companion episode with a guided meditation on the Parable of the Lost Coin.
Aug 26, 2025
Aug 26, 2025
4 min
A game of cricket provides an unexpected encounter with the stigma of mental illness.
A version of this episode can be read on my blog.
Aug 16, 2025
Aug 16, 2025
3 min
Summer holidays bring contrasts of the comfortable and uncomfortable.
A version of this post can be found on the Work Rest Pray blog.
Aug 10, 2025
Aug 10, 2025
13 min
Faith is about not always knowing the answers. Sometimes we don't know why things happen, we don't know what's going on and we don't know where it's leading to.
A talk on Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16 given at St John Baptist Church, Marldon, near Paignton in Devon on 10 Aug 2025
Welcome
WORK is not just paid employment. Work includes tasks carried out by those who are unemployed or limited due to health conditions, stay at home parents, carers, voluntary workers, students in education and those who are retired.
REST is sometimes elusive, occasionally enforced but rarely intentional. Within the demands of work, however that may be defined, there is a need for rest, relaxation and recreation, so often lost in today’s hectic living.
PRAY Underpinning all those activities is prayer. Giving intentional attention to God. Knowing our identity and worth in God’s sight is the foundation of all we do.
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