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 !

15 April 2017

Holy Saturday (Easter Eve) +++ Come Lord Jesus




In the verses from Matthew’s Gospel the security and inviolability of the earthly tomb of Jesus is stressed.  The big rock over the entrance, the guards, even the watching eyes of Mary and Mary Magdalene stress that this was a place that was sealed, a life that was over and a story that had found its end.  But something was happening behind that stone.  Something that would change the world, change our understanding of God and provide a hope that has lasted 2000 years.

We can see Easter Saturday as a bit of a 'nothing day' - no death or resurrection - the in-between day.  Yet something was happening on that first 'in-between day' - something was happening behind the stone.  The plan of God was being worked out.  The 'in-between day' is part of the story of the resurrection, not to be forgotten - because it was all happening behind the stone.  As we wait for the glorious resurrection we can think and pray how God works 'behind the stone' in our lives, in the nothingness, the not important enough, the emptiness, the places where we think we have barricaded them so well that even God could not get it.  God works everywhere, God is present everywhere.  Hallelujah, come Lord Jesus!

Heather Roy

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