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 !

06 March 2016

God's Grace

Luke 2.33-35    Luc 2.33-35

1 Samuel 1.20-28    Psalm 34.11-20       2 Corinthians 1.3-7
1 Samuel 1.20-28    Psaume 34.11-20    2 Corinthiens 1.3-7

The reading from today’s Gospel is succinct. It comes from the presentation of the Christ child at the Temple, following the dictates of Jewish law. Simeon, an old prophet who was promised not to see death before he saw God’s Messiah, speaks over the child: he is destined for the falling and the rising of many in Israel; a sign to be opposed to reveal the inner thoughts of human nature -- and a sword will pierce Mary’s soul too. Today is a day we celebrate mothers; it is Mothering Sunday. What Simeon reveals to Mary is that Jesus will address her in her own motherhood. The Incarnate God does not shy away from any areas of our lives; he touches them all, revealing them all, in order to show grace to all. The child Jesus was destined and Jesus continues to be a sign to be opposed by many, and many fall and rise because of him.

May we this Lent learn that Jesus touches every element of our lives: every relationship, every love and every thought. May we learn to fall with him, so that we might rise with him. May we be found in the Messiah, who was pierced for us. May we be completely renewed, living in and by God’s grace.

Amen.

Jeremy Heuslein

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