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 !

21 March 2020

Day 25 of Lent +++ Lesser Festival of Thomas Cranmer, archbishop, Reformation martyr, 1556 +++ Do not fear: I love you

Isaiah 43.1-7 Esaïe 43.1-7   Jesaja 43.1-7

Psalm 11     Romans 8.35-39   Matthew 10. 28-33
Psaumes 11 Romains 8.35-39  Matthieu 10.28-33
Psalmen 11  Romeinen 8.35-39  Mattheüs 10.28-33

Do not fear: I love you



Right into the leaden darkness of exile and dispersion,
Shines a bright ray of light.
God speaks to his people, addressed as a single person: Israel/Jacob.
Into the collective depression of his people,
God speaks: Do not fear!
In tender words, God reminds his people of his parental role
and his love:

I love you.
You are precious in my sight.
Do not fear – I will be with you.
Do not be afraid – I am with you.

God promises to his people, to his sons and daughters, that he will gather them and bring them back.

Words of comfort, spoken into the current darkness.
The promise of return, given to those in exile today.
A small ray of hope.
God’s future breaking into the present.

I wonder…
… what will it be like, this place God brings us to? What does it look like, how does it feel?
… as part of God’s people, among all the other daughters and sons, what is going to be my role in God’s future?
… how does God’s promised future shape my life today?
… how do I respond in prayer to God’s promise? 

Armin Kummer



Thomas Cranmer, unknown artist, Lambeth Palace collection.
Chris Skidmore, Edward VI: The Lost King of England, London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 2007, ISBN 9780297846499.Uploaded by qp10qp., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4748657
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