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 !

07 April 2019

Sunday 7 April, Fifth Sunday of Lent - A lesson in joy

Isaiah43.16-21, Psalm 126, Philippians 3.4b-14 & John 12.1-8
Esaië 43.16-21 Psaume 126  Philippiens 3.4b-14   Jean 12.&-8 

A lesson in joy

The readings for today consider the sorrow, troubles, and mistakes of the past, or the loss that is to come, but they do not dwell upon them. Each story tells us again the lesson of living in the present. We are reminded by Paul to leave our failures behind us - just as God chooses to forget our failures - and to live joyfully in Christ. The author of Isaiah speaks to us of God’s promise that new things are happening, encouraging us not to dwell on the past, but to look joyfully at the goodness around us. The Psalmist celebrates the greatness of God and reminds us that though we may be in tears one day, God will restore our joy. Jesus, our final contributor to this theme, praises Mary for her sense of presence, for the joy that she must feel at being close to Christ.

If we find ourselves getting caught up in the past or the future, we miss the joy available to us when we live in the present. There will be times when we must mourn or allow ourselves to sow tears, but if we can then return to the present and fill our hearts with Christ we can reap with songs of joy. Today we receive a lesson in joy.

Naomi Browell

(Naomi was formerly an intern at our church. She now lives and works in the Glasgow area.)



Mary of Bethany and Jesus
From Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. http://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=54694 [retrieved February 28, 2019]. Original source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/feargal/5096168563/
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