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 !

29 February 2020

Day 4 of Lent +++ Joy


Psalm 71    Psaumes 71   Psalmen71

Genesis 41.1-24   Galatians 3.15-22   John 4.43-54
Genese 41.1-24    Galates 3.15-22      Jean 4.43-54
Genesis 41.1-24   Galatens 3.15-22    Johannes 4.43-54


Joy


David has gained an old age. His grey hair is even mentioned in verse eighteen. In those times, old age was a respectable feature, something to be proud of. How is it that we often look down on older people nowadays? Is that only because they can make less money than younger people? Or do other dynamics play into this?


David sounds like a joyful old man. In this slightly lengthy psalm (it might even take four minutes to read it), praise is expressed in almost half of the verses. It makes me wonder whether older Jesus-people in our congregation, or indeed younger people, look back on their lives with gratitude and satisfaction.

David is also looking forward to his future in verses twenty-one and twenty-two. Is this joy about his expected eternity with God?

Do we sense joy about Jesus in our everyday live? Are we thankful for life and busy praising God? Why are we or why are we not?


Harm de Jonge

Aging Grace, Fe Langdon, 2011, Rio Grande State Park, NM, USA
From Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. http://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=55153 [retrieved February 21, 2020]. Original source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/26145336@N08/6044127841/.

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