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A Message from our minister
On Sunday both our congregations gather to celebrate Holy Communion, remembering Jesus’ sacrifice for us and all people. As we remember we are challenged to follow Jesus’ example and live for others.
As congregations we aim to do this in a variety of ways. As Eco-congregations, as Fairtrade congregations, as Christian congregations, as local congregations … We also try to do it as individuals.
BUT … it isn’t easy!
Today we think about the Apostle Paul. A man who, as Saul the Jew, Pharisee and expert in the Law, had every reason to think that he was alright with God! He came from the right tradition, a good family, had in-depth knowledge of Scripture, and did everything that the Law required of him!
Saul, named for the great king, became Paul (the small) after his encounter with Jesus on the road to Damascus. Quite a change! Quite a challenge!
In his letters he tries to help the early Christians understand what he had learnt – that God’s Way is shown in Jesus, the Way of self-giving, the Way of sacrifice.
Join us to make the change – come Jesus’ Way!
God Bless,
REV Mark RS Smith
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WEEKLY PRAYER
Lord God, I thank You for the many gifts you have given to me;
I thank You for what Jesus has done for me;
I thank You for the Holy Spirit helping me;
Lord God, You have given me gifts to benefit others;
Jesus has shown me how to live for others;
The Holy Spirit guides me towards others;
Lord God, I now see others as You see them,
help me live in Your Way – for others!
Prayer theme: Ask the Holy Spirit to help you use the gifts you have been given for the benefit of others.
ECO SNIPPET
Mony a mickle maks a muckle or, as I discovered recently, from a Danish contact:
“Mange bække små, gør en stor å” which (she assures me) means: many small streams, make a big river. This month’s Eco Snippets will look at small(ish) things we can do which, collectively, can make a bigger impact.
You many have noticed that I am changing email addresses (we don’t often include a name on Eco Snippets but this month it is Matthew writing them). The change of email address is part of my attempt at reducing my use of (and implied support for) “big tech” (in this case Google who supply gmail). Google scores 0 out of 100 on the Ethical Consumer “Ethiscore” scoring very poorly (negatively in some cases) on workers’ rights, tax avoidance and climate issues amongst others. I decided to move to Posteo which scores 78 / 100. But a warning, do think before moving your email address as it is not the easiest process as so much of our lives is bound up with our online identity (and you may even have to pay a little for a service that big tech offers free). But I’m getting there!
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