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 !

26 February 2020

Ash Wednesday +++ Restore to me the joy of your salvation


Wednesday 26 February, 
Joel 2.1-2,12-17│Psalm 51.1-18 │2 Corinthians5.20b-6.10 │Matthew 6.1-6,16-21

Joël 2.1-2,12-17 | Psalmen 51.1-18 | 2 Corinthiërs 5.20b-6.10 | Mattheüs 6.1-6,16-21

Joël 2.1-2,12-17 | Psaumes 51.1-18 | 2 Corinthiens 5.20b-6.10 | Matthieu 6.1-6,16-21




Restore to me the joy of your salvation and uphold me with a willing spirit (Psalm 51:12)

O Dieu ! crée en moi un cœur pur. Renouvelle en moi un esprit bien disposé.

Geeft Umij een zuiver hart, mijn God, en een nieuwe geest die mij innerlijk standvastig maakt.

Ash Wednesday. A sobering start to a sobering season - Lent. Will this be about sitting in sackcloth and ashes? Well….yes and no. There will be pondering for sure. Sober thought on who we are. As we receive the ash cross on our forehead and hear God’s call: ‘Remember that you are dust and to dust you shall return. Turn away from sin and be faithful to Christ’ a reminder of our true state with a call to turn to Life. Grace even comes through ashes. The One who crafted us from dust can breathe new life into us. Being faithful to Christ…being full-of-faith, trusting only Jesus in our frailty and weakness. Jesus becomes the wellspring of healing and life in the midst of our brokenness. Yes, Lent starts sober, but is meant to help us journey into life. True repentance (turning to God) will always be ‘repentance unto forgiveness’. A turning to Jesus, trusting in God’s grace only. That we may stay close to him. Discovering what keeps us from life and (re)discovering true joy. Psalm 51 captures this journey beautifully. Good news! Tim Keller suggests that ‘restore to me the joy of your salvation is a prayer we should pray frequently’. How right he is! So, let us pray and journey with Jesus to cross and resurrection. He will lead us into life. He will be our joy!

Loving Father, I turn to you, recognising my wrongs, my lack, my longing. Help me on this journey of (re)discovery. Holy Spirit soften my heart to know deep cleansing. Lord Jesus journey with me…please! Yes Lord God, restore to me the joy of your salvation! AMEN

Paul Vrolijk
Pastor Tony Pittenger distributing ashes to a Lutheran communicant in Port Orchard, Washington, USA, 2017
By Melissa Pittenger - The uploader on Wikimedia Commons received this from the author/copyright holder via Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=66397518

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