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17th March – The 5th Sunday of Lent (Passiontide begins)
11am Sung Eucharist – Celebrant & Preacher Mtr Fiona Jack
20th March – Wednesday
10am Said Eucharist – Celebrant & Preacher Mtr Fiona Jack
11am – Lenten Study Group followed by a frugal lunch
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Midweek Letter
BELLS:
In our midweek readings we have been reminded of God’s faithfulness, his compassion and his presence alongside us…I´m pleased to be reminded of this because I don’t know about you but I am frequently challenged when I pause and consider all that’s going on in our world…the upheaval, the conflicts, the breakdown of society… Maybe your personal and family circumstances have been difficult of late. Have you found yourself asking; “Does God care? Is He there?”
Not so long ago we celebrated the birth of Jesus, one of whose names is Emmanuel – God with us. The Word (Jesus) dwelt among us in the nitty gritty of life, in the pain, the joys, the struggle and loss which we each experience in life. As we journey though Lent to Holy Week we will be reminded again of Jesus crucified with criminals on either side – Jesus in the middle of injustice, torture and pain. After His resurrection, after the disciples had locked themselves away in fear, we find Jesus among them speaking peace.
God is never far away and the message of today´s readings is that whatever we are in the midst of, God is in our midst.
Each of us has days when it feels as though God is far away, or that He can´t hear us. I was reminded while I was on retreat last week that it is what we do in those situations which matters. When I felt that God had forsaken me, I was challenged to ask whether I had forsaken and forgotten God. In the busyness of life it has become easy to give God the left overs of my time. I was pleased to read in verse 8 of Psalm 145: You are kind and tender hearted to those who don´t deserve it and very patient with people who fail you.
That psalm reminds us to call upon Him. It might be something as simple and short as; Thank you Father for all the daily blessings and provisions you have given us.
Perhaps we could pray the psalm along the lines of: Father open our eyes to the many wondrous works which you have accomplished for all of us. You provide the food we eat and the shelter we inhabit. You provide the air we breathe and you give us life each day.
Goodness is God giving us what we don´t deserve. Mercy is God not giving us what we do deserve. Psalm 145 reminds us that God has compassion on all He has made. He upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down. He is near to all who call on him in truth.
Because of our identification with Jesus we too are called to live as He wants us to live. We are called to be a sign of his presence. The acronym BELLS *
reminds us of how we could do this:
B – bless someone today through a prayer, a word or a practical act.
E – Eat with someone this week, show hospitality, even with a coffee
L – Listen to the promptings of the Lord
L – Learn from Jesus…and know that you are
S – Sent, anointed to shine for Him right where you are
(*Surprise the World by Robert Frost)
Judith Rigby
Congregational Worship Leader
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