Answering God – Day 22
Marriage is hard work. Yet, its benefits enrich the whole community so the church must nurture and cherish all those who have chosen to give themselves away to each other in a covenant love
Marriage is hard work. Yet, its benefits enrich the whole community so the church must nurture and cherish all those who have chosen to give themselves away to each other in a covenant love
Personal faith is normative and intimate and so powerful that if we are not careful we reject the experience of faith of others and so make God in our own image.
In a time of distress and worry for all the message of freedom from the fear of death and a decision to ‘choose love’ must become the heartbeat of our lives
Jessie J’s song ‘Price Tag’ was all about the money, money, money.’ Money may not be the sum of our faith but how we use it gives a good indicator of spiritual health
Children are made in the image of God from before their birth and should be cherished. listened to, and encouraged to grow in church without fear of neglect or abuse
We cannot build a community of love and forgiveness wherein we tend each others wounds and carry each others frailties and carry grudges at the same time.
As churches deny their congregations communion wine to help restrict the spread of Corona Virus we may leave worship feeling a little empty. However it is the empty hungry thirsty Christians who can most easily bring the Good News to others
Sometimes, because we have a truth to tell, we become over eager to share it and so cannot receive the truth others bring to us. At all times in all situations it is wise to ‘Always Listen First’
Some Church meetings require us to listen more deeply (and for longer) than others. Not everyone will find themselves called to sit on Synods and Assemblies but all of use have a responsibility to understand their business and pray for their work
It may seem that the work of the Gospel may only go forward with the presence of a plethora of meetings.
Just because they are necessary it doesn’t mean that they have to be evil