The Wonder of the Cross – Day 3 – Break Our Hearts
We persevere whatever our failings or falling during Lent because
‘It’s time for us to live the songs we sing
And turn our good intentions into action.’
We persevere whatever our failings or falling during Lent because
‘It’s time for us to live the songs we sing
And turn our good intentions into action.’
One day, whether we like plainsong or hymns, choruses or Latin chant, we will all sing together forever. Perhaps, especially if the worship where we find ourselves is not familiar or to our taste, we need to learn to ‘Join the song’.
Our Beloved, though we are unworthy, is, ‘captivated by us’(!) and our only response must be to allow our hearts to be stolen and spend the next 40 Days at least being ’Captivated by Him’.
Lent starts tomorrow and we have the gift os Shrove Tuesday to clear the shelves of our spiritual pantry to make way for all the blessings of the next 40 days.
Just as Jesus is proclaimed to be the light to the nations, so we are called to be his light bearers.
Just as Jesus came into the world to set us free from our petty divisions and hatreds, so we are called to be the standard bearers of peace for the world around us.
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.
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?
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.
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.
Whispers of His Power – Amy Carmichael [Note: each year I aim to post a Daily Blog of quotes from faithful Christians to help encourage us on our journey. In previous year these have been compendiums of mostly Victorian Christians. During 2026 I aim to publish daily reflections on Scripture from Amy Carmichael of Dohnavur.[i] A missionary from… Continue reading Whispers of His Power – Introduction