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Words of Light and Hope from Sue Page LLM

Words of Light and Hope  Sunday January19th 2025  Sue Page LLM                     Diocesan Vision Prayer                                                                                        

Transform us, O Christ, to be more prayerful – listening, open and  responsive, yearning for God’s kingdom come as you taught us; to be more pastoral – reaching out to those in need, shepherds, like you, of the lost and the lonely; to be more prophetic – heeding the signs of the times,  challenging injustice, mirroring your radical inclusivity.                                 Amen 

Living in the Promise                                                                                                                                                                                                   Perhaps the greatest danger that threatens us comes from being overly involved in the small, ordinary happenings of daily life – from becoming so enslaved by them that they fill our heart and soul. To go about life in this way is to go about unprotected, unaware, distracted, and removed from reality. Let us never allow ourselves to be dragged down by pettiness, or take the things of this earth so seriously that they burden us day after day. Let us live constantly in the Promise. God does not want us to be swallowed up in what is transitory, but calls us to what is eternal.              Christoph Friedrich Blumhardt                                                                                              

 For Christians who fear they are Drowning in the world’s business The worst thing they can do is panic. There can be no question of escape From the situation: We are many miles from land And there is no help near. The one thing we can do is to withdraw, as it were, Into ourselves. To find Christ within, Who is as powerful To still the inner tempest As He was to subdue the waves On the Lake of Galilee.                                              St. Augustine

Thought for the week                                                                                                                                                                                                          When we pray, we remember that our choosing to love others is the answer to Christ’s most fervent prayer ‘Father, may they be One… even as You and I are One                                                                                                                                                                                                                         The Entire Bible Goes out of its way To lift up The orphan, the Widow, The foreigner, the poor, The prisoner, the grieving, And the sick. God loves the ‘Inconvenient’ Jesus is with them ;And I’m with Him. I want to be where He is. BRF