Reflection: Sunday 29th August and for the week ahead:From the Collect for the 13th Sunday after TrinityAlmighty God... help us to proclaim the good news of your love, so that all who hear it may be drawn to you.Reflection:‘<span style="font-size: 1rem;">Preach the Gospel. Use words if necessary.’</span>A nice, pithy saying, widely attributed to St Francis, though in fact he never actually said it! How is the ‘good news’ of God’s love proclaimed in such a way that people are drawn to Him? Not, in most cases, by bombarding them with quotes from Scripture and doctrinal statements, but by them seeing for themselves the evidence of lives that reflect God’s love.But living a Christian life is not, in itself, the same as proclaiming the Gospel. We must also be prepared, when asked, to explain what we believe and why. Always be ready to give an answer when someone asks you about your faith... but do it in a gentle and respectful way. (1 Peter 3.15)Yes! Revd Rosemary
Services Sunday 29th August 8am Holy Communion at St George's, Benenden led by David Harmsworth & Revd David Commander 10am Holy Communion at St Nicholas, Sandhurst led by David Harmsworth, Revd David Commander & Lyn Hayes
Services Sunday 22nd August 8am Holy Communion at St George's, Benenden led by Revd David Commander 10am Holy Communion at St Nicholas, Sandhurst led by Revd Rosemary Kobus van Wengen & Revd David Commander
Reflection: Sunday 15th August and for the week ahead:From the Collect for Trinity 11 O God, you declare your almighty power most chiefly in showing mercy and pity: mercifully grant to us such a measure of your grace, that we, running the way of your commandments, may receive your gracious promises, and be made partakers of your heavenly treasure God is no finger-wagging tyrant, out to condemn, but a loving Father who, like any good human parent, wants only what is good for his children’s happiness and wellbeing. The Commandments have been described as a road map for life’s journey, a guide for living. They do not force us Into unnatural ways, but go with the grain of what is best in human life, bringing genuine peace, contentment and fulfilment. ‘What does the Lord require of you?’ asks the prophet Micah, ‘but to act justly and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God’. Your commandments are more to be desired than gold... And in the keeping of them there is great reward. (Psalm19) Revd Rosemary
