A quote from Mother Theresa:Life is an opportunity, benefit from it. Life is beauty, admire it. Life is a dream, realize it. Life is a challenge, meet it. Life is a duty, complete it. Life is a game, play it. Life is a promise, fulfill it. Life is sorrow, overcome it. Life is a song, sing it. Life is a struggle, accept it. Life is a tragedy, confront it. Life is an adventure, dare it. Life is luck, make it. Life is too precious, do not destroy it. Life is life, fight for it.In John 10:10, Jesus says, “I have come that they may have life, and have it in all its fullness.” We pray Lord God that the people of Clemence Street will know that fulness of life. Amen.
We recently arranged a pilgrimage to Norwich to learn more about Julian of Norwich. We went to St. Julian's church where she was an anchoress for many years and later explored Norwich Cathedral to learn more about the Cathedral and Julian's possible connections to it.Most of the pilgrims also took a few minutes out of the day to spend time with Paddington Bear before concluding our trip with Evening Prayer in the Cathedral.
Thank you Lord for each person who lives on this street, we ask you to bless each of them in the coming days. Guide them in the decisions they have to make and give them strength to cope with whatever challenges come their way. We ask that in your timing these people will come to know your love and peace for themselves. Amen.
Members of St. Andrew's have recently been looking at the teaching of Julian of Norwich. This week we use a prayer that Julian wrote in the fifteenth century to pray for the people of May Road.<br><br>In you, Father all-mighty, we have our preservation and our bliss.In you, Christ, we have our restoring and our saving.You are our mother, brother, and Saviour. In you, our Lord the Holy Spirit, is marvelous and plenteous grace.You are our clothing; for love you wrap us and embrace us.You are our maker, our lover, our keeper.Teach us to believe that by your grace all shall be well, and all shall be well,and all manner of things shall be well. Amen-Julian of Norwich
