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After spooky goings-on and with reminders of those we love, but see no longer, November gets under way. As the darkness seems to grow each day, today we are focussed on love.
In another venture into the Old Testament we hear the story of Ruth. It is easy for us to lose the significance of the very existence of her story in the Bible, yet it is quite radical. The eponymous heroine is not Jewish by birth or religion. Yet she is not a foreigner or alien, her husband’s family move to her homeland as refugees, fleeing famine. She is a Moabite, a people shunned and hated by the Israelites. She is soon a widow, alone with no-one to provide for her. So not many reasons for her story to be told in Scripture … a foreign woman from a hated tribe.
Echoes of Jesus’ own dealings with women and foreigners?
Yet Ruth’s story is told. She shows loyalty and love to her Mother-in-law and goes on to be blessed by God in finding love. She is also an ancestor to Jesus Himself!
God’s Love is often surprising and radical, ignoring convention and tradition as it reaches out to everybody.
Basically, if you’re a human being, God Loves you!
Join us for a taster …
God Bless,
– Rev Mark Smith, dunscore parish church
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WEEKLY PRAYER
We praise You, Living God, for the gift of love:
for its words and silence;
for its gentleness and strength;
for its diversity and stability;
for its power and vulnerability;
for all its shades and all its expressions;
for all the ways it enriches our lives,
through family, friends, and nature;
and most of all
for the ways it connects us to You,
who is perfect Love,Never-changing and Eternal.
Prayer theme: Thank God for the love which surrounds you every day.
ECO SNIPPET
Rethink how you store your fruit
Reducing food waste can be as simple as rethinking how you store your fruit. Keeping your bananas in a bunch means that they will ripen at the same time, causing you to either eat them all quickly or throw away the ones that go bad — breaking up the bunch will prevent this. And the term “bad apple” exists for a reason! Storing apples in a fruit bowl can spoil the other fruit, so keeping them separate can keep your produce fresh for longer. day or so in the fridge. They’ll be ready for eating within 24 hours.
