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 !

20 December 2010

Monday 20th December - Just wondering


Luke 1:26-38

Wonder and amazement are the words that come to me as I re-read this Gospel passage this year. The Word is going to become flesh – God is to come to earth in human form. This is supernatural and beyond human understanding. It is the mystery of the incarnation. Something amazing is going to come about.

And so to me Advent is a ‘pregnant’ time – a time of preoccupied waiting, of preparation for a forthcoming event of new life. How can we or do we live it?

We can hardly ignore it. It is everywhere and all about us ‘in the air’. In worldly terms it is ‘the run-up to Christmas’. It is a difficult time for many people, bringing as it does, hopes, fears and great yearning.

I find it quite disturbing in a way – for how can I steer myself through this time of seething busyness and stress, whilst at the same time seek to attend to the space within where I can nurture a place in my heart to welcome this momentous event. How can I prepare to receive afresh the gift of the Christ child who comes in great humility into our dark world?

Can I possibly humble myself like Mary? Can I trust God like she did, and proclaim to be God’s servant? Can I let myself be surprised by him?

Can I dare to believe the Angel Gabriel’s message that “Nothing is impossible with God”?

Can you?

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