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 !

26 March 2011

A calmer life free of loneliness and fear.


Saturday 26th March
Jeremiah 10.17–24
Ps 3, 25
Hebrews 4.1–13
John 7.25–36
 

Psalm 3

We live in troubled times; rarely has the world not lived in such times. In this psalm, David is beset by enemies, including his own son, who sow doubt of God’s power to save him. He fears for his life, but is comforted by his belief, frequently reinforced, that God will support and save him.

Psalm 25

In what is a prayer for help and forgiveness, the psalmist acknowledges a misspent life, but has complete confidence in God, who, through compassion, can forgive a misspent youth and help a person through the troubles of all stages of life. For God, if heeded, will indicate the path to be followed, for a life less troubled.

This is a difficult concept, especially those for whom prayer seems at times a futile exercise, but at least we should know, as Christians, the path we should follow and can see the benefits from so doing; a calmer life free of loneliness and fear.

Nick Fern

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