Daily ScriptureNo distrust made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God, being fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised. (Romans 4 v 20)Daily ReflectionPaul is referring here to the Genesis account of Abraham and Sarah. When he was 75 years old, God said to Abraham that he and his wife Sarah would have a son. When Abraham was 100 years old and Sarah 90, their son Isaac was born. He continued to trust God and have faith in His promise, even though it took 25 years to fulfil! Here is a lesson for us all - if God says He will do something, He does it. Our job is simply to trust Him. His timing is always perfect. Abraham is called the father of faith because of his response to God when God asked him to leave his homeland, and receiving a son in his old age. He trusted that God’s plan was good. Even now, some Jewish texts refer to Abraham as “friend of God’. Abraham wasn’t perfect - he had doubts and questioned God, but, regardless, his faith in God stood the test of time. Friend of God, if you are waiting for God’s promise to become reality in your life, be encouraged by Abraham. Grow strong in your faith by giving glory to God. Be fully convinced that God is able to do what He has promised. Vicki Young
Daily Scripture:Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord of hosts ;The whole earth is full of his glory (Isaiah 6.3)Daily Reflection:The prophet Isaiah has a vision in which he is caught up into heaven. His overwhelming reaction is despair at his own utter unworthiness. But in his vision a seraph touches his lips and tells him ‘Your guilt has departed and your sin is blotted out’.And when God asks ‘Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?’ Isaiah, not actually knowing what the job involves, but trusting in God’s love and wisdom, says ‘Here am I; send me’.If God called only the sinless to do his work in the world he would have a very small workforce! But the truth is that he calls us regardless of our failures and inadequacies, and he himself equips us to be and to do what we were created for.And that may be something we have never considered in our wildest dreams... Revd Rosemary
Please see attached for weekly news. Sunday 30th May - Trinity Sunday This Sunday's services:8am HOLY COMMUNION AT ST NICHOLAS, SANDHURST led by Revd David Commander10 am HOLY COMMUNION AT ST GEORGE’S, BENENDEN led by Revd David Commander
Daily Scripture:Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving; make melody to our God on the lyre. He covers the heavens with clouds, prepares rain for the earth, makes grass grow on the hills. (Psalm 147 v7-8)Daily Reflection:We are so blessed to live where we do - surrounded by the beauty of creation. There is something quite powerful about beauty. Whenever I gaze on a painting, or lose myself in music, or enjoy a good book or sit by a running stream and listen to the sound of the water - something deep within me is moved. Reflecting on the beauty of creation can have the effect of a natural pain killer - there are poems and paintings from the First World War trenches that seek to capture beauty in the midst of horror, pain and great suffering. In the concentration camps of the Second World War, men and women would sing to one another - there is something within human nature that desperately searches for beauty. God’s beautiful actions bring us life even in the midst of death - so let us sing praise to the Lord. Lyn Hayes ALM