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 !

30 November 2011

Wednesday 30th November


Revelation 21:1–8

Apocalypse 21: 1-8

Something new...

Quelque chose de novelle

We all know how we feel when we buy something new. Deep within, we feel pleased that we found exactly what we were looking for.

Take a coat for example. Sometimes we find it hard to part with a coat we've had for a long time. It's comfortable, familiar to us and most probably has a lot of memories to go along with it. Ultimately we know that we can't go on wearing a coat that has numerous holes, rips and falling apart at the seams. So we need to make the effort to search for a new one that will keep us warm and be exactly what we need. When we have found the perfect one, we feel fortunate and blessed and look forward to wearing it.
The theme throughout this first section in Revelation 21 is newness. John envisions a new heaven, a new earth, and a new Jerusalem. All the old things have passed away and God is making everything new. He wants us to be reassured that all His promises are true and trustworthy. 2 Corinthians 5:17 reminds us that if we are in Christ, we are a new creation and that the old has gone and the new has come.

We all look forward to acquiring something NEW in our day to day living. Therefore, so much more should we anticipate a newness within our own hearts. As the dictionary definition puts it, "a rejuvenation, changed for the better". May we all wait expectantly as we prepare ourselves for the celebration of the Nativity at Christmas and be ready to receive the NEW that God has for us in our own lives.

Si quelqu'un est en Christ, il est une nouvelle créature. Les choses anciennes sont passées; voici, toutes choses sont devenues nouvelles.

Priscilla Stairs

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