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 !

09 December 2016

Has the world gone mad?

Psalm86,  Isaiah 48.12-22, 1 Thessalonians 4.1-12, Matthew15.29-39

Psaumes 86,  Esaie 48.12-22, 1 Thessaloniciens 4.1-12,  Matthieu 15.29-39



How can this possibly have happened?  We shrink away in horror as we watch scenes from the latest
Tragedy, as we read today's Headlines, or hear of yet another political Upheaval . . . Wherever is "the Peace of God that Passes all Understanding”?

Well, the Psalmist seems to know: - "In the day of my distress I call upon you" (Psalm 86.3). And then: - "All nations will come and adore you" (Psalm 86.9). So God IS in charge!  Isaiah knew that too - "He is the First and the Last" (Isaiah 48.12), and he "teaches us for our own good" (Isaiah 48.17).

Our job is to follow Paul's advice to the Thessalonians, to "live in a way that pleases God" (1 Thessalonians 4.1), . . . "quietly attending to our own business, and earning our living" (1 Thessalonians 4.11  ).

But what did Jesus do, in the troubled, enemy-occupied land of his life-time ?  St. Matthew tells us of his ministry of healing, and caring for those in need ( Matthew 15.31), and of feeding the hungry ( Matthew 15.35-37 ).

So God  really IS in charge !  He's given us some very clear instructions about what to do, even as we cry out to him in our distress.  But won't it be interesting to see what he does next !


PRAISE THE LORD !  AMEN !
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