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 !

30 November 2016

Fish for people

Wednesday 30 November (Andrew the Apostle)

Matthew 4.18-22  Matthieu 4.18-22


A few weeks ago I received in the post a ‘save the date’ card for the wedding of Andrew and Louise, in June 2017. I'm ashamed to admit that I had to think for several minutes whom Andrew might be, before remembering that he's my 24-year-old God-son. I was not a good choice on his mother's part, I fear, as I've been unable to play much of a rôle in his life, mainly because he grew up in London while I remained over here. For his Christening I embroidered a small picture for the nursery, with his name and the quotation from today's Gospel ‘I will make you fishers of men’, and some jolly fish! This is probably one of the better-known and simplest sayings from the Bible, often quoted to children (did you also sing the Sunday-school favourite of the same name as a child?), but it's also one of the hardest to fulfil. However eagerly I follow Christ, if I try to spread the Word the fish seem to scatter at the sight of me. I don't think I'm alone in being a useless fisherman, but I certainly need God's help to improve my catch. In this season of Advent I pray that God's Word, working in my life, will shine out in the world in the same way as the lanterns that are used by night fishermen to attract fish.

Carol de Lusignan
The Miraculous Catch of Fish Raphael 1515
Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1718094
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