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 !

11 April 2011

Jesus Loves Me Now 


Monday 11th April
Jeremiah 21.1-10
Ps 73, 121
Hebrews 11.17-31
John 11.28-44

Lent Meditation

John 11.28-44

I chose this passage because of the words that appear in The Gospel of John for the first time just a few chapters further on Jn13. v23 “the disciple who Jesus loved”. This special bond that is so touching spoke to me as a child in simplistic terms ie “ if Jesus loved John so much he must love me now.

Today’s passage shows just how much we have a God who cares. V.33 tells us that Jesus was ‘deeply moved and troubled’ – Jesus empathises with the emotional anguish of his family and their friends.

Although Jesus’ anger could have been attributed to his anger over the power of death that had overcome his friend, it seems to me His agony is much more an indication of sympathy. So much so that we have the famous v35 “Jesus wept” - again ‘wept with sympathy’.

For me the fact that Jesus wept in this way conveys His real compassion and sympathy for His beloved friends. And because He does understand and feels what we feel, he wants us to bring our needs, our hurts and our deepest pains to Him – are we ready to respond?

When Jesus requested the stone at the cave’s entrance be removed (v39) Martha replied in protest . But, Jesus took the time to patiently, explain and address her concerns. When the stone was taken away, Jesus claimed His confidence in the Father and His knowledge that in the Father nothing is impossible....... !!!!

Susan Hambursin

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