Thy Kingdom Come – Day 3Praying with tradition, ritual and symbolMaundy Thursday by Malcolm GuiteHere is the source of every sacrament,The All-transforming presence of the Lord,Replenishing our every element,Remaking us in his creative Word.For here earth herself gives bread and wine,The air delights to bear his Spirit’s speech,The fire dances where the candles shine,And waters cleanse us with his gentle touch.Here he shows the full extent of loveTo us whose love is always incompleteIn vain we search the heavens high above,The God of love is kneeling at our feet.Though we betray him, though it is night,He meets us here and loves us into light.
Praying with our senses reminds us that prayer is not just something we do with our mind. Our senses provide us with the images and experiences that we put into words or thoughts. We can bring all that we are into our relationship with God: indeed God who created us as we are, can use every means to reach us.One way of using our senses is to help us prepare for a time of pray. Take a few minutes to be still and slowly bring your attention to what you can see around you, what you can hear, what you can small, anything you can taste, what you can feel on different parts of your skin. These sensations may lead you straight into prayer, or they may give you a sense of present focus for your planned prayers.God blessSamantha
Dear Friends,Today's suggestion for exploring different ways of praying is all about finding inspiration in the natural world. May we draw closer to the Creator as we give our attention to our place in creation,God blessSamantha-- The Reverend Samantha StayteThe Lyn Valley Mission Community
Dear all,Christian Aid Week falls next week,and will have a very different character to it this year.Obviously no envelopes in the magazine,and none in our churches.If any of you wish to make a donation,please do go to the CA website,click on C A week,/give/donate,and it will show all the ways you can donate.As with all charities at this time,donations are desperately needed and you can see what projects your money will go towards.Many thanks,Lyn WhiteC A coordinator.
