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 !

03 December 2011

Saturday 3rd December



Psalm 9, 27, 28

Psaumes 9, 27, 28

Waiting…

En Attandant...

In these Psalms we hear the struggle of the human condition. We suffer. We are weak. We feel forgotten and alone.

Is there an answer to this struggle? Yes, eventually: “the Lord is a refuge for the oppressed”…“you, Lord have never forsaken those who seek you”…“he does not ignore the cries of the afflicted”…“God will never forget the needy”…

At times we may feel frustrated, abandoned, and as if we have a God who does not listen. We might shout “hear my voice when I cry”…”do not reject me or forsake me”…”do not turn a deaf ear to me”.

But…we must wait: “Wait for the Lord. Be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.”

I don’t know why we must wait. But perhaps there is something in the waiting? Like waiting for the cake in the oven until it’s fully baked, or for the right time to open our presents. Anticipation, seeking, yearning - maybe this does something for us. As a song I know says: “you can’t microwave love”.

Advent is a time of waiting. Remembering the long awaited Messiah. Waiting for something good. May we learn to wait.

Kendrah Jespersen

L'Avent est un temps d'attente. Se souvenant le Messie longtemps attendu. Attendre quelque chose de bien. Puissions-nous apprendre à attendre.
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