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 March 2017

20th Day of Lent +++ Joseph of Nazareth

Matthew 1.18-end      Matthieu 1. 18-25

 After going through the first two suggested readings for today (Psalm 89.26-36; 2 Samuel 7.4-16) I found myself wondering exactly how Joseph of Nazareth could be the focus for the day - as they refer almost exclusively to God’s promise of an eternal kingdom to the Davidic line, and my understanding was that Mary brought in this Davidic connection for Jesus. It surely couldn’t be Joseph since he had no biological connection to Jesus, right? Then I read through the Gospel reading. 
Obviously Joseph is the centre of attention here, and I did a bit of research to discover that Matthew and Luke’s gospels differ in the genealogy of Jesus; Matthew connects Christ to David through Joseph’s line, not Mary’s.

Scholars take differing perspectives on considering either genealogy as factual history, but the lesson I take from my reading and research is a reminder that Joseph was called just as much as Mary. The Matthew reading reminds us of the difficult choice he had to make, and the reflection on genealogies reminds us that it is not biology that makes a family, but the calling to be one for God.


Naomi Browell
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