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 !

03 April 2020

Day 38 of Lent +++ A cry for help and an open door


Psalm 22   Psaumes 22   Psalmen 22

Exodus 10  Hebrews 13.1-16   John 12.20-36a
Exode 10    Hébreux 13.1-16    Jean 12.20-36a
Exodus 10   Hebreeën 13.1-16  Johannes 12.20-36a

A cry for help and an open door

The last few months have been quite difficult for me. Family issues, deaths and illnesses. And while I know in my heart that in such times I should turn to God and that He will help me carry the load, I find that when I’m too caught up in grief and sorrow, I forget.


Psalm 22 is for me both a psalm of deepest despair and of highest hope. The psalmist cries out to God: “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from my cries of anguish?” and even describes the physical effects: “My bones are out of joint, my heart has turned to wax...” But after each cry of pain come the words “Yet” or “But”. These are such words of hope, and the psalm ends with words of worship. God has created us, He will not abandon us, we just have to remember to trust in Him.




Fiona Simon said in a sermon recently: Only when we are crying out for help do we have an open door for God to come in. The song Broken vessels (Amazing grace) has been important to me during this time. Both verses contain such strong words, especially “so take this heart Lord, I’ll be your vessel”. If we let God use us, we can be of much more use to other people than we could ever imagine. This has also been really clear to me these last few weeks. I asked the Lord for help, He lightened my load and let me help others. For this I thank and praise the Lord.

Sara T



Saint Malo monument of Clasped Hands, Derek Tristram, 1997, Corbière, France (Whilst on passage from Jersey to Sark, the French catamaran "Saint-Malo" struck a rock 900 metres north of La Corbière Lighthouse. All 307 passengers and crew were saved. This memorial is erected in thanksgiving and as a tribute to the rescue, which with the help of God and of many strong arms, ensured the safe return of all on board.)
From Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. http://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=55598 [retrieved February 22, 2020]. Original source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Saint-Malo_monument,_Jersey.jpg.



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