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 !

01 December 2016

Do not be afraid*

Thursday 1 December
Isaiah 44.1-8



There is much we can be fearful of at the current time.  We are fearful of political changes.  We are fearful of the impact of decisions such as Brexit will have not only on our current situations but also our future.  We are fearful of the increasing polarization of politics, of societies, of economies.  We are fearful that conflict today cannot be identified by sides but consists of pockets of terror.  We are fearful that we many once again be touched by terror.  We might be fearful of our neighbour or those newly arrived in our country.



Fear is real, God recognises that.  Fear can be seen throughout the Bible - Adam and Eve being afraid of what God might say when He found out about that apple... Moses being afraid of the job God gave him to lead the Israelites out of Egypt.. Mary initially had fear when the Archangel Gabriel told her she was to give birth to the son of God.  Yet in Isaiah we are reminded that when we have that feeling of fear we are to remember that God can take away that fear, can bring us peace.  If we belong to the Lord, then we have nothing to fear  -  the Lord's way is always the right way. 

Heather Roy

*Isaiah 44.2b
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