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 !

24 March 2014

Monday 24th March

John 7.37–52
Life-giving water
Lent is a time when we re-examine our understanding of Jesus and his identity, and retrace his path to the cross.   We do this with the benefit of hindsight – we know the end of the story, and the Holy Spirit is no longer just a promise but a reality.  The people around Jesus didn’t have this advantage.  They were understandably bewildered, disturbed and divided by his words and claims.

We may not have the real-life experience of the crowds listening to Jesus making his mysterious proclamations at an important and busy Jewish festival.  The way he spoke made such an impression on the temple guards that they failed to carry through their mission to arrest him.  But we have been told and shown the fulfilment of Jesus’ words.  Therefore when we are asked to take sides, to name Jesus as God’s son and our saviour, we know what is right.  And at Easter, when we celebrate Jesus’ completion of his purpose, we can rejoice that his offer of life giving water remains open to us.
“If you are thirsty, come to me and drink!” 
Mags Bird
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