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February Challenge

Hi folks

It's hard to believe that we're through another month of "lockdown" - not able to meet in church, bowls, Bible Fellowship, choir, MU, GFS, Sunday School or anything else!! I hope that you are all keeping well and safe - and managing to keep up to date with the services online.  If you can't (or know someone who cannot see them online), please let me know and we will see if we can get an alternative method of keeping in touch.

I have continued to upload the services to YouTube, so they'll be there for the foreseeable future if you ever want to look back at them.

Over the next few weeks in February we start a new phase of the Liturgical year as we approach Lent.  This penitential period gives us space to prepare our hearts and minds for Holy Week and Easter - and I've decided to mark this period with a special series of exercises that I'd very much like you to join with me.  You have probably all gotten a diary for 2021, or have a notebook in which you can write in a few lines of Holy Scripture each day.  I'm going to ask you to do it the old-fashioned way, with a pen or pencil - to make us take a few moments preparation and dedication each day.

I'll put the verses up each week - but don't just decide to write them all in all at once! Take a few moments each day to write in the verse from your Bible (whichever version you'd like to use, I have no issue with it whatsoever), and ask yourself how it makes you feel.  You may wish to write a few words with each verse about how it makes you think about your life or your spiritual life with God.

I'm not asking you to set aside hours each day, but take just a few minutes.  It's so easy that even our children and grandchildren can get involved!  If they want to draw a picture about the verse - take a pic and send it to me, and I'll make sure to use it online!

So without further ado - here's the verses for this week!

Monday        Psalm 3: 2-6

Tuesday        Eccelsiastes 7: 9

Wednesday    Proverbs 3: 5-6

Thursday        Psalm 34: 14

Friday            Matthew 11: 28

Saturday        Psalm 37: 37

Sunday            Titus 1: 15-16    

 

Good luck!

Johnny

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