Daily Scripture1 Sing to the Lord a new song;sing to the Lord, all the earth.2 Sing to the Lord and bless his name;tell out his salvation from day to day. (Psalm 96:1-2)Daily ReflectionSinging, the thing we long for now, perhaps more than ever! It is not until something is taken away from us, or temporarily suspended in this case, that we really understand what it means to us, how much we love it and how necessary it is. Singing, whether in the shower, on stage or in church, brings us alive. We feel our spirit soar and our mood lift and we can feel united, both with others and with something higher, which some of us will name as the Lord.Soon we shall surely once again be allowed to sing together with others, and not just on a screen, but for real, with real people. Never again will we take this wonderful experience and expression of the human spirit for granted, having glimpsed a world without it. Revd Ylva
Daily ScriptureBeloved, we are children of God now, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. But we know that when Christ appears we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. (1 John 3.1,2)Daily ReflectionWhen, in the Creed, we proclaim our belief in ‘the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting’ do we ever wonder what that resurrected life will be like? As John says, we cannot know. But is certain that we are not heading for some sort of disembodied immortality, which would hardly be grounds for the joyful expectation of eternal life which is at the very core of our faith. Paul speaks of the release from our ‘corruptible’ bodies, subject to aging, pain and sickness, into a new body, imperishable and free of corruption.What will this be like? We do not know.But what we do know, says John, that now, in this life, we are children of the Father whose loving care surrounds us both in this world and the next.Thanks be to God!Revd Rosemary
Daily ScriptureAnd when you look up to the heavens and see the sun, the moon, and the stars, all the host of heaven, do not be led astray and bow down to them and serve them, things that the Lord your God has allotted to all the peoples everywhere under heaven. (Deuteronomy 4:19)Daily ReflectionWe are so fortunate to live where we do. We are fortunate when we can look up into a clear dark sky and see many, many stars. I have said before about being able to come close to God as we look up and see the vastness of creation. If we remember that this is just a glimpse of creation then we should stand in awe. This verse from the Old Testament is a reminder that as incredible as this sight is, as awesome as creation and nature is – that is not what we are to worship. We should remember that there was – that there is – a creator; and if we are in awe of the sight of creation how much more awesome is the Creator? He has given this incredible creation to all people everywhere; stand in awe of Him, and take care of His creation! Revd David
