Whispers of His Power – JANUARY 4
Are we willing to be put into any furnace of God’s choosing if only we may be made fit for His use? We cannot choose our furnace.
Author: suffolkvicar
A vicar from Suffolk who writes things down to stop him endlessly talking about them
One Gift to Guide Them All… – A Sermon
before the Magi picked out their gifts they paid attention to waht was happening in the world around them to work out what to do next.
Before we begin the journey of the New Year we need to give God the gift of attention so that we may hear clearly what God is saying.
Whispers of His Power – JANUARY 3
Strong consolation.
Everlasting consolation.
Everlasting strength.
Whispers of His Power – JANUARY 2
Is it not wonderful to think that we may give joy to the Writer of our Book by asking Him to open it to us?
Whispers of His Power – JANUARY 1
At last I found help in remembering who was in charge of the storehouse. The One in charge knows all that I don’t know. It is He, then, who chooses the meat, now for this one, now for that, and I have only to pass it on.
Precept and Practice – DECEMBER 31 – Looking Forward
Precept and Practice – DECEMBER 31 – Looking Forward If the old year has brought to you trial and sorrow, sin or failure, bid them farewell and look forward to the New Year. It is the habit at this time to look back and mourn over what has been; to linger round its crosses and to think… Continue reading Precept and Practice – DECEMBER 31 – Looking Forward
Precept and Practice – DECEMBER 30 – The Roads Last Turn
Precept and Practice – DECEMBER 30 – The Roads Last Turn Let me but live my life from year to year, With forward face and unreluctant soul, Not hastening to, nor turning from the goal; Nor mourning things that disappear In the dim past, nor holding back in fear From what the future veils; but with… Continue reading Precept and Practice – DECEMBER 30 – The Roads Last Turn
Precept and Practice – DECEMBER 29 – Sorrow and Selfishness
Precept and Practice – DECEMBER 29 – Sorrow and Selfishness There is no selfishness greater than a life which forgets in the isolation of sorrow that others are sorrowing and need our help. (Reverend Stopford A. Brooke) We lose our griefs by making others cease to grieve. Physical strength is measured by what one can carry; … Continue reading Precept and Practice – DECEMBER 29 – Sorrow and Selfishness
Precept and Practice – DECEMBER 28 – Sorrow and Selfishness
Precept and Practice – DECEMBER 28 – Sorrow and Selfishness There are doubtless cases not infrequent, in which the mind is unduly overpowered by affliction; in which the tranquillity of the reason is wholly overset, and the energy of the will utterly prostrated. Here, beyond controversy, is a state of mind morally wrong: for God never absolves us from… Continue reading Precept and Practice – DECEMBER 28 – Sorrow and Selfishness
Wait Aeons for an Angel and Then Three Come Along at the Same Time – A Sermon
in a world that remains deaf to the song of the angels no matter how many times they come to us in our dreams what are we to do?
We must do the same as Joseph did, ‘Get up… take the child, and go.’ Just as Joseph and Mary carried the Child who then carried them in to the life after life; so must we.
Suffolk Vicar 