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 March 2021

Tuesday 09 March +++ God promised protection and punishment

 

Psalm9│Jeremiah 11.18-12.6│Hebrews 5.11-6.12│John 7.53-8.11

Psaumes 9 |Jérémie 11.18-12.6 | Hébreux 5.11-6.12 | Jean 7.53-8.11

 

God promised protection and punishment


'Sacrificial Lamb', Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, 1920-2017, Washington, DC.
From Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. http://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=56622 [retrieved February 13, 2021]. Original source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/paullew/26026077355 - Fr Lawrence Lew, O.P..


When we are disappointed, mocked or betrayed  we felt like given-up everything or  acting back violently; even, we questioned ourselves if God is really up there or if He could see what is happening at that particular time. Then we have forgotten that God has laid down His intentions concerning wickedness.  He promised that the wicked will be severely punished.

 

God revealed to Jeremiah in 11.18 the plot of the people of Anathoth to take his life,  and  He warned him in 12.6 not to trust his own brothers even though they speak smooth words.  In 11.19 Jeremiah poured  out his mind to God about the people's  devilish behaviour and asked God, why are they continuously prosper? But  God simply in 12.5 answered Jeremiah not to be wearied about them. In another word, saying,  don't be discouraged, don't give-up, just carry on with what you are called to do.

 

This biblical passage perfectly mashes with us, when we are disappointed and discouraged we should remember the promises of God and carry on.

 

Caroline Owoeye



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