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 2013

Tuesday 3rd December Restore us, O God



Psalm 80:3

 Restore us, O God;

    make your face shine on us,

    that we may be saved.

O Dieu, relève-nous!

Fais briller ta face, et nous serons sauvés! Psaumes 80 :4

This is the time of year when faces to light up. Children in wonder, opening presents,

or greeting friends and family at the front door. The excitement that produces such

a demeanour is hard to fake (we’ve all seen someone try to feign enthusiasm for a

misjudged gift…). Someone ‘shining’ when they see you is a powerful comfort: it

assures you of their love and care.

The psalm writer longed that God would make his face to shine upon him, or, as

the Message translation puts it, for God to “smile that blessing smile”. God did so,

particularly through Jesus. God also gave us the Holy Spirit, the constant comforter

by whose power our own spirits can be transformed to become bright and loving.

With glowing hearts -- filled with powerfully indiscriminate love -- we can shine God’s

blessing into our social networks, workplaces and communities. Pray that God would

help us do that today.

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