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
A sermon for Safeguarding Sunday at St John Baptist Church, Marldon in Devon alongside Revd Jane Frost, Associate Priest.
The readings are 1 John 3:16-24 and Luke 10:30-37.
A sermon preached at Stoke Gabriel Parish Church in Devon to mark All Saints and All Soul's Day with Revd Chris Martin, Associate Priest reading the Gospel - Luke 6:20-31.
This week provided an unexpected ‘trip down memory lane’, as the saying goes.
A version of this episode can be found at Work Rest Pray.
A reflection for World Mental Health Day.
On this Disability Awareness Sunday, some reflections on being made in God's image.
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.
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.
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.
Summer holidays bring contrasts of the comfortable and uncomfortable.
A version of this post can be found on the Work Rest Pray blog.
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
A talk reflecting on Jesus' encounter with Martha and Mary (Luke 10:38-end) given at St Andrew's Church, Harberton, Near Totnes on 20 July 2025.
Looking back on a time when the world realised it had walked by on the other side.
A version of this episode can be found on my blog at Work Rest Pray.
Image: Chronicle Live
Some thoughts on being an author and introducing a new book.
A version of this episode can also be found on my blog - as can details of the events and other books referred to.
Illustration by Rachel Alice Leggett. Used with permission.
A reflection on how walking a labyrinth can be a reminder of how we are held and comforted by the loving presence of God.
A version of this episode can also be found on the Work Rest Pray blog.
This post contains a recording of a talk I was invited to give at St Stephen’s Church, Saltash in Cornwall on 9 June 2025.
I was asked to talk about myself, my experience of life and faith and as a lay minister and author. The recording is divided in to chapters. Each one contains a 10-15 minute talk followed by discussion with those present.
Timings for the chapters can be found on my blog.
Our experience of life and other people (and the church, it has to be said) can have a significant impact on how we feel about God and what we think God feels about us.
A version of this post is available on the Work Rest Pray blog.
Paying attention to the noise around us can help us to pay attention to the noise within us.
A version of this episode is also available on the Work Rest Pray blog.
Recordings by Richard Frost except for 'Rain' by Eryliaa from Pixabay
A reflection for the 80th Anniversary of VE Day. This episode refers to the accompanying image 'Crucifixion' by Gladys Hynes.
There is also a version available on the Work Rest Pray blog.
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