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 December 2020

Hear my desperation

 

Psalm 42│Isaiah44.1-8│Revelation 21.9-21│Matthew 13.1-23

Psaumes 42 |Esaïe 44.1-8 | Apocalypse 21.9-21 |Matthieu 13.1-23

 

Hear my desperation


'Thirsty deer at Kanha Tiger Reserve' By Minku2016 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=49538556


 

I chose this Psalm because depending on what version or interpretation you looked at there were various things which I found very poignant for the time that we are in. 

For example in the version of ‘The word on the street’ by Rob Lacey he mentions it’s time to send depression packing and get back to God. But in verse 3-4 he states Where is God gone? Is God through with us? This year it definitely does sometimes feel like God has abandoned us, but then now and again you hear a miracle story of a person overcoming Covid-19, a story of all the healthcare workers who keep going despite being on breaking point themselves or that survivors were still found days after the earthquake in Turkey. We must never give up, but let God lift our lives up again.

Another way of interpreting Psalms is through music. Two completely different versions which I found really touched me. The first was Mendelssohn with ‘Wie der Hirsch schreit’. This reminded me of how much I miss performing with the brass band and symphony orchestra. This year I was fortunate enough to still be able to play at least one concert before we all had to go into lockdown. The other version is ‘Lord from sorrows deep I call’ by Matt Papa and Matt Boswell in collaboration with Keith and Kristyn Getty, this is a more modern version like the worship music which is played in the evening service. This reminded me of the joy we all have with the music team praising God together through music.

These days life definitely feels torn from us, but we must always remember to put our hope in God: He is our help and rock and He is our salvation!

Jenny Freeman

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