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 !

22 March 2015

Sunday 22nd March ~ Fifth Sunday of Lent ~ Psalm 51.1-13 ~ Pray ~ Psaumes 51.1-13

Jeremiah 31.31‐34 ~ Jérémie 31.31- 34

Hebrews 5.5‐10 ~ Hébreux 5.5-10

John 12.20‐33 ~ Jean 12.20-33


Pray

During Lent we remember how Jesus was led out into the desert for 40 days

to be tempted and overcome temptation. For us overcoming temptation can

be really hard, not least when we can so easily justify our actions to ourselves.

We all want to experience joy, love and comfort  ‐ it can be difficult to resist

wanting and taking things which don't belong to us and which aren't good for

us. Look at David: he experienced years of being on the run, a hunted fugitive

who had to live without a home and comforts while staying faithful to the

Lord. When he became king he gained a life of luxury – and temptation. He

gave into a temptation in a big way first by committing adultery with

Bathsheba and then by getting her husband killed. He obviously managed to

justify his actions to himself until the Lord, acting through the prophet

Nathan, pointed out his sin. Psalm 51:1‐13 is his confession and outpouring of

guilt and remorse to the Lord.

Lent is a time to deny ourselves comforts we may rely on, and to pray in order

to remember our faith, become stronger against temptation and stop

justifying our bad actions to ourselves. If you have a heavy temptation on

your heart, pray about it to the Lord and also consider praying with others

who can support you.

Petra Zoellner
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