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 !

23 March 2011

It is difficult


Wednesday 23rd March

Jeremiah 8.18–9.11

Ps 35
Hebrews 2.10–end
John 6.60–end

Jeremiah 8.18–9.11

In my current computer contract, I work through an agency via a guy who seems really nice. I recently found out that this guy had "forgotten" to tell me that I was supposed to get an extra 28 EUR a day (a total of over 5000 EUR for the days I have worked). When I then asked for what was due, he changed his story, and directly lied to me about the higher rate. When I found out he had lied and I asked for the extra amount due, he effectively denied there had ever been such an agreement, calling in the lawyer to contest what we had verbally agreed. Fortunately I had written in an email last year what we had agreed, and I am therefore going to get paid the extra. But what a liar he was!

And I cannot but think of this when I read these words of Jeremiah 8:18-9:11: "...no one tells the truth; they have taught their tongues to lie and will not give up their sinning". But the message of Easter is that Jesus died for this guy. And for me. And for you. And he did it while we were still sinners. Praise Him for his rescuing us from sin. And let us never forget that all the folk we meet who seem really nice are also sinners, like us, in need of the salvation of Christ.

Hugh

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