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 !

01 April 2019

Monday 1 April - Faith in the Living God


Monday 1 April


Faith in the Living God

I’ve been thinking quite a lot about traditions and keeping things holy recently. I worship at another church apart from Holy Trinity and I grew up in a third church which was more evangelical than the other two, and not so much focused on liturgy or form. Hebrews 9 first describes the rituals the priests had to go through and the rules of who could enter where. Then Jesus came and by His own blood we are all redeemed, and this is more important than following all the rules. For me, I’ve come to the conclusion that is important that the church building is respected, for example by keeping it tidy, the linen ironed and the furniture and robes well cared for. A communion service with a clear structure according to the church’s tradition can be of great help when I'm struggling in my faith. But making people feel welcome in church no matter where they are on their journey of faith is far more important than them standing up or sitting down at the right time. Thanks to Jesus’s sacrifice we will get a second chance at getting everything right if we ask for forgiveness and truly repent.
Ik heb de laatste tijd veel over wat voor mij heilig is nagedacht. Wat is belangrijker, rituele handelingen en gestrijkte doekjes in de kerk of dat iedereen welkom is? Volgens mij een beetje van beide. Respect voor ons kerk als heilig ruimte én het verwelkomen van iedereen ongeacht waar ze vandaan komen of hoe ver ze zijn genomen in hun geloof. Jezus heeft ervoor gezorgd dat er een nieuw verbond is gekomen.

Sara T
Covenant
By Liberman, Alexander, 1912-1999. From Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. http://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=55843 [retrieved March 1, 2019]. Original source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Covenant_Liberman_1976_a.JPG.

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