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 !

10 December 2015

Do not fear

Thursday 10th December
Isaiah 41.13-20                Esaie 41.13-20
Psalm 145.1, 8-13               Psaumes 145.1, 8-13
1 Thessalonians 3              1 Thessaloniciens 3
Matthew 11.11-15             Matthieu 11.11-15

‘For I am the Lord your God
who takes you by your right hand
and says to you, do not fear; I will help you’



These words (Isaiah 41:13) immediately struck me. They struck me because of the undercurrent of fear that runs through so much of modern life. Underneath all the potential and possibility of our age lurks a huge medley of fears, personal and social. Will we get a job? Are the kids going to be ok? What about climate change, terrorism, cancer? Above all, we fear the exposure of our fear to other people. What if everyone else realised how scared we are?
When presented with our worries, God has a very simple answer. ‘Do not fear, I will help you’. Simple as that. We hear the absolute confidence of our Redeemer the God who can reverse any negative situation. Our fears may push us to the very brink, may make us feel as pathetic as a worm, but our God takes us by the hand and guides us through. In fact, God promises to completely reverse our situation, even when we think this is impossible. God can turn a desert into pools of water, and make it bloom. God can give us strength to turn our obstacles into powdered chaff and blow them away in the wind. God can turn the tears of mourning into the joy of redemption. This is the Lord our God, who is bigger than any of our fears. This is the God who promises us help.
Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.
Dieu promet de nous guider à travers même les circonstances les plus difficiles.
God belooft om ons te leiden door zelfs de zwaarste omstandigheden.

Nathan Joss
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