Daily ScriptureA great gale arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that the boat was already being swamped. But Jesus was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they woke him up and said to him, ‘Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?’ Mark 4.37-39Daily Reflection ‘Don’t be afraid. Trust in God and he will never let any of the things you fear happen to you’. This sounds like the expression of a strong faith, but it is not based on human experience, and is not God’s way.Some of the things we are afraid of are actually quite likely to happen to us! But our faith is in the God who is there with us in the storm, bringing us to a place of peace when we feel in danger of being swamped.He is ‘Emmanuel’, God with us when the storms of life threaten to overwhelm us, and just as he calmed the wind and crashing waves on the Sea of Galilee, so he can calm our fears and guide us to safety. Peace be with youRevd Rosemary Kobus van Wengen
Please see attached for weekly news. Sunday 20th June - The Third Sunday after TrinityThis Sunday's services:8 am HOLY COMMUNION AT ST NICHOLAS, SANDHURST led by Revd Ylva Blid-Mackenzie, David Harmsworth & Revd David Commander10 am HOLY COMMUNION AT ST GEORGE’S, BENENDEN led by Revd Ylva Blid-Mackenzie, David Harmsworth & Revd David Commander
Daily Scripture Sing to God, you kingdoms of the earth; make music in praise of the Lord; He rides on the ancient heaven of heavens and sends forth his voice, a mighty voice. (Psalm 68 v 32 & 33) Daily Reflection Singing is good for the soul. It lifts the spirits and helps you focus on the here and now - you can’t be thinking about what you are going to have for tea or what bills you’ve got to pay when you are really concentrating on the words of a song. In these troubling times we can easily be swept away with worry, especially if we are struggling to put tea on the table or pay the bills. But if we sincerely sing to the Lord - to pray to the Lord and ask Him for help, He will respond in sending out His voice - not a loud and booming one, but a strong and mighty one to let you know that He is there beside you to ease your worried mind. Lyn Hayes ALM
Daily ScriptureThe sacrifice of God is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise. (Psalm 51:17)Daily ReflectionKing David – one of God’s faithful servants – had committed adultery with Bathsheba. (We all get things wrong.) The prophet Nathan had torn a strip off him! David pleads before God that his transgressions be washed away, and that he be cleansed. “Give me again the joy of your salvation,” he cries in another part of the psalm. Then he speaks these seemingly strange words. This does not mean that God wants a crushed spirit; he does not want us to be broken people. What he wants is for each of us to recognise within ourselves the things that separate us from God, the wrong actions, the wrong thoughts. He wants us to reach a point where we genuinely want to stop doing what is wrong, and seek his help. God is pleased with that kind of humility (brokenness) in us. “Deliver me from my guilt, O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue shall sing of your righteousness.” (v.14) Revd David
