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Unknown's avatar Mark 9:33 pm on July 31, 2018  

Things we should know

We were all handed four small cards on Sunday, with four truths about God and our relationship with God.  They all had a verse from the bible associated with it printed on the back, so I thought I’d share them with you.

I am loved by God

“but God shows His love for us
in that while we were still sinners,
Christ died for us.”
Romans 5:8

God is good

“Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good …”
Psalm 136:1

I belong to God

“Yet to all who did receive Him,
to those who believed in His name,
He gave the right to become children of God.”
John 1:12

I have peace with God

“…we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
Romans 5:1

We are encouraged to use these in reflection, and prayer, and they fitted in very nicely with the reading from Psalm 118 verses 19-24

19 Open for me the gates of the righteous;
    I will enter and give thanks to the Lord.
20 This is the gate of the Lord
    through which the righteous may enter.
21 I will give you thanks, for you answered me;
    you have become my salvation.

22 The stone the builders rejected
    has become the cornerstone;
23 the Lord has done this,
    and it is marvellous in our eyes.
24 The Lord has done it this very day;
    let us rejoice today and be glad.

Unknown's avatar Mark 12:17 am on July 28, 2018  

Bite Nites

I want to introduce you to a series that I hope will be once a week.

It will reflect the Bible study that is ongoing at church and will consist of bite-size portions of reflection for anything or everything that is discussed.  As such they are more likely to appear towards the end of the week, ready for the weekend, but I will attempt to write them mid-week if time allows.

I believe it will assist my growth, by revisiting the material, and in doing so I hope to help anyone else who reads the bite nites series of posts; they will all appear under the category for Bite Nites and I’ll sort out an icon of some sort to highlight them.

I’m not promising it’ll be concise, as some meaty topics are sometimes covered over many weeks, but there are times when what we include is complete within the one evening; be warned, the size of the posts will vary as much as the topic range and complexity.

Now, having said all that we’re right at the start of the holiday season, so Bible study is being replaced with prayer activities for the majority of August.  What I will probably do initially is discuss some of the more recent evening studies, and then pick up the stream of things at the end of August.

Unknown's avatar Mark 11:57 pm on July 27, 2018  

A prayer for elderly or for sickness

For everyone who has friends and family, or knows someone in their life who is older and/or is presently suffering from ill health of one form or another, this prayer is for you and for those you know:

Lord, every day we grow older,
some lose strength, for some, our health;
our youth withers away,
so we pray to you this day
do not let our spirit follow the path of our flesh.
Grant us, through the power of your Holy Spirit, a seed of hope,
with hope, you strengthen our minds, our souls and our bodies;
allow us to be genuinely alive, bring out our youth within us
and permit us to bathe but for a moment in your love,
for in that fraction of time you fortify our souls
and give us strength beyond strength.

By your will, we live,
and by your will, we act,
enable us to do so every day,
with youthfulness,
with health,
with wisdom.

Amen.

Unknown's avatar Mark 8:46 pm on July 26, 2018  

A prayer for starting something new

I’m presently at the planning stage for this blog.  If you’ve stumbled across it before I make a solid start, please keep an eye open for new content.

I have the desire to publish frequently as I wish to share my journey through bible study, prayer and through life’s many experiences.  I hope to share prayers for everything that comes to heart on a regular basis, so with that in mind I share this prayer for a new start:

Lord Jesus, today I start on a new journey,
an adventure that I share with an open heart,
a path that I pray will bring us all closer to knowing you.
Help us all to share in your wisdom and in your word,
bring the Holy Spirit upon us all to guide us.
Support us in whatever troubles may lie ahead,
save us from evil intent and strife.
Assist us all in opening hearts and minds to you,
that we may share in Gods love of us.

Amen

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Unknown's avatar Mark 5:52 pm on July 26, 2018  

The Journey Begins

Thanks for joining me!

Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton

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