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 !

23 December 2012

Emmanuel - GOD with us Emmanuel - Dieu avec nous


Matthieu 1.18-25
Matthew1.18-25
Emmanuel - GOD with us
Emmanuel - Dieu avec nous

I write this meditation a few days after the General Synod vote not to ordain women as Bishops in the Church of England.  I am full of disappointment and somewhat battered after listening to over a 100 speeches arguing to and fro over the decision.
Here I am much comforted by this passage from Matthew.  It is a reminder that God is intimately interested in the lives of ordinary men and women.  More than that - he believes in us.  The one true, holy and loving God believes in humanity so much that he chose to allow his only son to be born to an unsophisticated Jewish girl from Nazareth. Just at this moment, it hits me afresh that is was a vulnerable young women was chosen and trusted to bring God into the world. God is full of surprises who chooses to bless us and to work in us when we are at our weakest and most vulnerable. 
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