w/c 31st August 2024
As we leave the Summer holidays behind us and look at the NEW CHURCH YEAR beginning this week may we think of all the people who will be changing their lives. School Children starting new schools, new classes or even going to school for the very first time. Children becoming adults as they go to University or even beginning apprenticeships in the work place. The fear and anxiety this brings to so many as they step into the unknown territories of their lives. We also think of the Ministers who have moved to new homes and will be meeting their new Church congregations for the first time…………and the people who are meeting their new Ministers for the first time. Change is an unsettling time for people to understand and to acknowledge the emotions this brings. Seasons of uncertainty often leave us feeling like we’re stumbling about in darkness, but Jesus said, “I am the light of the world” (John 8.12). He imparts his life to our spirit, with his light to encourage and guide us. We, as Christians know we have a support when we feel ……..out of our depth……..and to know Christ is a comfort and to make him known is an even better feeling when a problem is shared.
Take the guiding light with you wherever you are this week and know he is a friend and a comfort.
Prayer: Ever present Jesus, thank you for reassuring me that you are holding my hand through life’s problems and guiding me through them with the light of your promises and truth. Help me to guide others when I notice they are worried or scared of taking the next step and help me to share your love with those I meet during this coming week. Be with all those people who are starting a new life in a new place and let them know you are with them every step of the way. AMEN
Rita Rowe – Trustee for Lincolnshire and East Anglia
