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 !

08 April 2017

39th Day of Lent +++ Open Eyes

John 12.36b-end   Jean 12.36b-fin

This passage from John’s Gospel outlines not only what it means to be Christian, but also the many ways in which we stumble regularly in our faith — just like the Jewish people Jesus spoke to.

In verse 44-46 we can read that belief in Jesus, is belief in God and a belief in salvation from darkness.

What does that mean on a daily basis?

If we manage to say with confidence “I believe in Jesus,” are we also able to say with confidence - “I believe in Jesus, that Jesus is God and that I am saved from darkness”?

Some moments in our lives may lend themselves more readily to this declaration of faith than others. At other times, we might reflect on the news, a hard day at work, tough family situations… and our faith may flounder. Where is God in my workplace? Where is God in the world?

And sometimes it isn’t easy to say “I believe in Jesus.” Sometimes it is easier to stay quiet, because as John writes in verses 42-43, it is much easier in lots of ways to seek the immediate praise/acceptance of those around us, than God’s praise.

But Jesus is not here for our judgment, but for our salvation.

There is so much more to be said on this passage, but today let us open our eyes and our hearts to Jesus’ salvation and the gift of God’s faith. Let us seek to see God’s work in the smallest moments of our days and in the world around us, as we look to know God more in this season of Lent.

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Quelquefois, il semble presque impossible pour nous de voire les ouvres de Dieux dans nos vies quotidiennes, mais je prie que pendant ce saison de Carême, on apprendre un peu plus chaque journée de la nature de Dieu.



Laurel Henning
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