“precious, truly precious”
The light of Christ has come into our world. A great focus for us to grow in His light is:-
“God is love, God is life, God is nourishment”
Recently a challenge was offered; come and speak to children in our local schools. We are in the process of responding, though I am hesitant. With concerns over the relevance of the church, especially because of the war that is taking place in Europe at the moment. Other ministries have been welcomed and it is part of our time of prayer each month, and highlights our divisions, so we are all in a work in progress.
Our future is a great challenge. My core position is that the light of Christ has come into our dark world. This was the great gift I received from my home and family. I have struggled with how we have expressed this in the life of our parishes, but thanks be to God, I am greatly helped by the work that is taking place here. I was asked by a parishioner who was particularly impressed with Stephen’s input which was presented to us in our newsletter last week. It is so, so important. In fact it is brilliant.
Here is an extract from it, “The reports sent by Churches across the world give voice to the joys, hopes, sufferings and wounds of Christ’s disciples. They express the desire for a Church that walks with Christ under the guidance of the Spirit, so to fulfil its mission of evangelization”.