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 2016

Easter is coming

1 Corinthians 1.18-31     1 Corinthiens 1.18-31

Isaiah 49.1-17      Psalm 71.1-14     John 12. 20-36
Esaie 49.1-17       Psaume 71.1-14   Jean 12. 20-36



Phew! We're in Holy Week, Lent is nearly over. And, trapped in our human existence where time only goes forwards we realise that we have to prepare for our Easter celebrations in advance: the choir is already practising singing joyful Easter anthems, several buckets of lilies are cluttering up the corridor, though the church remains bare, and delicacies for next weekend's feasts and family parties are filling our larders, fridges and freezers. However, our readings remain unremittingly gloomy, preoccupied with a fallen people and the impending sacrifice and death of Christ. As Paul points out in the Epistle, non-believers cannot understand this – the whole idea of our great Redeemer having to be put to death in order to save us makes no sense to them – but it is our faith that upholds us, knowing that God's will for us is not only to die with Christ but be surely resurrected with Him as well, as He has promised us from before our birth. So we can confidently make ready for our celebrations next Sunday, knowing that God will see that it happens.

Carol de Lusignan





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