Daily ScriptureJesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. (John 6 v 35)Daily Reflection Today Jesus tells the crowds: “I am the bread of life.” Jesus also says that anyone who comes to Him will never hunger, nor thirst. Jesus was not talking about food and drink that we consume. Rather, Jesus was speaking of our “spiritual” hunger and thirst. What is it you hunger for? Is it love, friendship, financial stability, a healthy and happy family? We human beings have many hungers. However, we often try to satisfy our deepest hungers with money, material things, people, or even food or drink. Yes, these things do satisfy us to some extent - However, even if we have all the money in the world or a multitude of friends, if God, Jesus or the Spirit is not part of our lives, nothing else will ever satisfy! Lyn Hayes ALM
Daily Scripture:In you our fathers put their trust; they trusted, and you delivered them. They cried out to you and were saved; in you they trusted and were not disappointed. (Psalm 22:4&5) Daily Reflection:Can we say that we trust in God? Fully? In everything? If not, when did things change for mankind – because at some time obviously people did trust God completely? David, the psalmist, says that his ancestors had trusted God…..and God had delivered and saved them. But a few verses earlier even he had shouted out, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” (A verse of scripture that Jesus would use years later as he was crucified.)It seems that doubts, anxieties, turmoils and things that test us are all part of life - for all of us. The one constant in all of it is God. Trust in Him, you will not be disappointed.“Be not far from me, O Lord. In every hour of trial, good Lord, deliver me. Amen.” Revd David
Daily ScriptureIs not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of injustice, to undo the thongs of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke? Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover them, and not to hide yourself from your own kin? (Isaiah 58.6-7) Daily ReflectionIn the context of a society where fasting was something prescribed by religious leaders, as once it was in much of Christendom during Lent, the prophet cries out against superficial hypocrisy – God is not interested in public displays of humility, but in positive action to right wrongs. David Harmsworth
Daily ScriptureHear this, O foolish and senseless people, who have eyes, but do not see, who have ears, but do not hear. But this people has a stubborn and rebellious heart; they have turned aside and gone away. (Jeremiah 5:21 & 23)Daily ReflectionHave you ever had a conversation with someone which ends when you realise they haven’t heard a word you’ve been saying? How did you feel; frustrated? Perhaps thinking, “That was a waste of time with them; why did I bother?” Or, “I’m not doing that again. I’ll speak with someone who will listen.” All perfectly natural reactions.Fortunately, God is not like that with you and I. We have eyes, we have ears; but do we see or hear God at work: in creation, in others, in ourselves? Or have we turned away from God? If we have, it’s no wonder we’ve stopped seeing or hearing Him. But is that because God has changed, or is it something to do with us? God will not give up on you. Give Him a chance to speak to you; give Him the respect of listening. Try it this Lent. Revd David
