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 2015

Sure Foundations

Thursday 3rd December
Isaiah 26.1-6                     Esaie26.1-6
Psalm 118.18-27a           Psaumes 118.18-27a
Revelation 21.9-21         Apocalypse 21.9-21

Matthew 7.21, 24-27   Matthieu 7.21, 24-27


Sure foundations
Those of us who lived in Britain in the seventies or eighties might remember “Wayside Pulpits”, eye-catching posters put up outside churches and having on them a few words or a short sentence of exhortation, encouragement or challenge for passers-by.  One of my favourites bore the words “Humanity: For best results, follow the Makers instructions”, over a picture of a Bible.  This is what Jesus is telling us to do in this familiar passage.  Just as we cannot expect a piece of elaborate and expensive hardware, to work properly if we ignore the instructions that come with it (or read them and then not follow them) so we cannot expect to enter the Kingdom unless we study God's word and act on it.  This will enable us to build a life with sure foundations in which we will be able to resist the trials, temptations and set-backs that we shall inevitably encounter and come in the fullness of time into His presence.

Carol de Lusignan
Pour une bonne vie humaine, il faut suivre les directions que Notre Seigneur nous a donné.
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