Suggestion for Daily Use

Follow the ‘Daily Prayer’ at the side+++Suivez le ‘Prière Quotidienne’. Read the bible passages and then the meditation. Pray, tell God how you felt about the reading and share the concerns of your life with him. Maybe you will continue the habit after Lent. Lisez les passages bible et après la méditation. Priez, dites à Dieu que vous avez ressenti à propos de la lecture et de partager les préoccupations de votre vie avec lui. Peut-être que vous allez continuer l'habitude après le Carême. Daily Prayer Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. Luke 4.1-2 Now is the healing time decreed For sins of heart, of word or deed, When we in humble fear record The wrong that we have done the Lord. (Latin, before 12th century) Read: Read the Bible passage. Read the meditation Pray: Talk to God about what you have just read. Tell him your concerns - for yourself, your family, our church family, our world. Praise him. Pray the collect for the week – see next pages. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits. Prière Quotidienne Jésus, rempli de l'Esprit Saint, revint du Jourdain et le Saint-Esprit le conduisit dans le désert où il fut tenté par le diable durant quarante jours. Luc 4.1-2 Maintenant le temps de la guérison est décrété Pour les péchés du cœur, de la parole et des actes, Lorsque nous nous souvenons avec humilité Le mal que nous avons fait au Seigneur. Lire : Lisez le passage de la Bible. Lisez la méditation. Prier : Parlez avec le Seigneur de ce que vous avez lu. Parlez-lui de vos préoccupations pour vous-même, votre famille, notre famille de l’église, notre monde. Louez-le. Priez la collecte pour la semaine. Voyez les pages suivantes Mon âme, bénis le Seigneur ! Que tout qui est en moi bénisse son saint nom. Mon âme, bénis le Seigneur, et n’oublie aucun de ses bienfaits !

30 November 2010

Monday 29th November Talk About Jesus



Isaiah 42: 18-25



“It consumed them, but they did not take it to heart” (v.25)

At the beginning of Advent, we get caught up in thoughts of Christmas – but is it always for the right reasons? Stir-up Sunday - get that pudding made!! The newspapers countdown 19 shopping days to Christmas. “Your best Christmas ever – planned in advance!” promises Good Housekeeping with a timetable starting before Advent Sunday. Last posting date for overseas parcels! December can so easily become a whirl of shopping, planning and stress. We can become trapped in a pit, just as much as the Israelites.
When our children were small one of our favourite Christmas songs (and to be honest I’m still very fond of it!) had a chorus that goes “Don’t talk about shopping, talk about Jesus, He’s the main attraction to see. Don’t talk about tinsel, talk about Jesus, without Him there would be no nativity!”
Even if we congratulate ourselves on shutting out the consumerism, and concentrate on church, we can still get so caught up in Christmas activity that we get stressed and rushed and can lose sight of why we are doing it all!! There are choir rehearsals for the Carol Service, preparations for the Nativity Play, mince pies for Bun Sunday: extra services mean more linen, more planning, decorations, and special service sheets.....Let’s try and take a moment each day during Advent to step back from all this activity and simply contemplate the greatest gift we could ever receive, God’s redeeming love for us, embodied in the tiny child with the terrible destiny of suffering and sacrifice, and to give Him in our turn, the best that we can offer – the gift of our time and attention. Then we can enter wholeheartedly into all the preparations and celebrations with love and wonder!
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