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 March 2011

Judgement of Judah


Tuesday 15th March

Jeremiah 5.1–19

Psalm 44

Galatians 4.8–20

John 5.19–29

Jeremiah 5.1–19

Judgement of Judah

What do you imagine God to be like? In his Narnia stories, C.S. Lewis offers Aslan the lion as an image of the Lord. There is an excellent line in which Mr. Beaver says: ‘Course he isn’t safe. But he’s good. He’s the King, I tell you.’ The metaphor of a lion reminds us that we have a big-hearted God that loves us, but who is also to be feared. In the passage from Jeremiah, we see the total corruption of Judah, where not even one person can be found who acts with justice and truth. Where sin and false teaching abound, where none fear the Lord, He is justified in bringing judgement and punishment. As Christians, we must read this passage and realise that we, like the people of Judah, are guilty of transgression in thought, word and deed. We should acknowledge that our God is a powerful God, who is angered and aggrieved by our wrongdoing, and who has the authority to judge us. It is in this knowledge that we can prepare ourselves for Easter Sunday. By realising our wrongdoing we can be liberated from it; ultimate freedom comes through salvation.

Ruth Innes

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