Wednesday of Holy Week reflectionEach day we will take a look at a sentence from the Lord’s Prayer.Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. You are God’s temple and God’s Spirit dwells in you 1 Corinthians 3:16Originally, the people who observed Lent were new converts to Christianity. Since they were all to be baptised together on Easter Day, Lent formed the final part of their Baptism preparation. The Lent readings included the story of the Transfiguration to show these young Christians that just as the likeness of his Father shone through the humanity of Jesus and transformed him, because the Holy Spirit lives in us and is at work in us, we can also be changed. In his Letters to the Corinthians, Paul uses powerful picture language to help us to understand.In the Book of Revelation Jesus tells us that he stands at the door and knocks. He is waiting outside the door of our life waiting to be invited in. When his life fills us, he transforms us and his glory shines through us. This is when God’s will is being done on earth and in heaven. A ProjectImagine that, day-to-day, Jesus literally knocks on your front door. You let him into your home, take him on a tour, invite him to take up residence there. How does it feel to have the King of Glory living with you? Can you hand over the keys of your life as well as your home to him? Place a set of keys (any old ones will do) with the Palm Cross, photo/names, battery to remind you that you have invited Jesus to live in your life and home.PrayerTalk to God about your reactions – the things you find difficult as well as the things which seem easier.‘I ask you Lord to rule over all parts of my life. Help me to let your light shine where ever I go.’
Wednesday of Holy Week reflectionEach day we will take a look at a sentence from the Lord’s Prayer.Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. You are God’s temple and God’s Spirit dwells in you 1 Corinthians 3:16Originally, the people who observed Lent were new converts to Christianity. Since they were all to be baptised together on Easter Day, Lent formed the final part of their Baptism preparation. The Lent readings included the story of the Transfiguration to show these young Christians that just as the likeness of his Father shone through the humanity of Jesus and transformed him, because the Holy Spirit lives in us and is at work in us, we can also be changed. In his Letters to the Corinthians, Paul uses powerful picture language to help us to understand.In the Book of Revelation Jesus tells us that he stands at the door and knocks. He is waiting outside the door of our life waiting to be invited in. When his life fills us, he transforms us and his glory shines through us. This is when God’s will is being done on earth and in heaven. A ProjectImagine that, day-to-day, Jesus literally knocks on your front door. You let him into your home, take him on a tour, invite him to take up residence there. How does it feel to have the King of Glory living with you? Can you hand over the keys of your life as well as your home to him? Place a set of keys (any old ones will do) with the Palm Cross, photo/names, battery to remind you that you have invited Jesus to live in your life and home.PrayerTalk to God about your reactions – the things you find difficult as well as the things which seem easier.‘I ask you Lord to rule over all parts of my life. Help me to let your light shine where ever I go.’
Tuesday of Holy Week reflectionEach day we will take a look at a sentence from the Lord’s Prayer.Hallowed be your name. Hallowed be Thy name."You shall not make wrongful use of the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not acquit anyone who misuses his name." Exodus 20:7 Hallowed is another word for Holy or Sacred. We say those words so many times, but do we truly know what it means for God's name to be holy? In the King James Version of this bible verse the word 'vain' is used. The Hebrew word is 'shav', which means emptiness of speech, vanity, falsehood, lying, deceptive uselessness. Taking God's name in vain refers to treating the Lord our God in a frivolous, light manner.In the Old Testament the Jews’ name for God is referred to as 'Yahweh', which is the name we refer to when we speak about God the Father. And to Hebrew scribes, the name 'Yahweh' is one of the most revered words. It's so revered that when a scribe writes the name, he has to wash his hands before and after he writes it (very topical!). That's how revered, magnified and glorified the name of God is. We may not wash our hands before and after we write the name of God, (we may be doing lots of washing for other reasons at the moment!) but we are to inspect our hearts as we speak of His name because it is so holy to God.The holiness of God's name also speaks to us of how much power it has. Jesus teaches us to start off prayer by getting a revelation of God's hallowed name because it is in His name that we find the power that grants our prayers. It's by His name that His identity marked by grace and love gives us even the right to come into His presence. There is power in God's name because it is hallowed and holy. But thanks be to God that there is no name holier and more hallowed than the name of God. There is amazing, awe-inspiring power in the hallowed name of our God. PrayerHoly, holy, holy Lord help me to do only the things that will honour you today.A ProjectDo we truly understand the power in the name of God so that we are to view it as powerful and sacred and not something to be taken lightly? Think on these things. Place a battery with the Palm Cross from Sunday and the photo/names from yesterday, to remind you of the ‘Power of the name of God’.
Tuesday of Holy Week reflectionEach day we will take a look at a sentence from the Lord’s Prayer.Hallowed be your name. Hallowed be Thy name."You shall not make wrongful use of the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not acquit anyone who misuses his name." Exodus 20:7 Hallowed is another word for Holy or Sacred. We say those words so many times, but do we truly know what it means for God's name to be holy? In the King James Version of this bible verse the word 'vain' is used. The Hebrew word is 'shav', which means emptiness of speech, vanity, falsehood, lying, deceptive uselessness. Taking God's name in vain refers to treating the Lord our God in a frivolous, light manner.In the Old Testament the Jews’ name for God is referred to as 'Yahweh', which is the name we refer to when we speak about God the Father. And to Hebrew scribes, the name 'Yahweh' is one of the most revered words. It's so revered that when a scribe writes the name, he has to wash his hands before and after he writes it (very topical!). That's how revered, magnified and glorified the name of God is. We may not wash our hands before and after we write the name of God, (we may be doing lots of washing for other reasons at the moment!) but we are to inspect our hearts as we speak of His name because it is so holy to God.The holiness of God's name also speaks to us of how much power it has. Jesus teaches us to start off prayer by getting a revelation of God's hallowed name because it is in His name that we find the power that grants our prayers. It's by His name that His identity marked by grace and love gives us even the right to come into His presence. There is power in God's name because it is hallowed and holy. But thanks be to God that there is no name holier and more hallowed than the name of God. There is amazing, awe-inspiring power in the hallowed name of our God. PrayerHoly, holy, holy Lord help me to do only the things that will honour you today.A ProjectDo we truly understand the power in the name of God so that we are to view it as powerful and sacred and not something to be taken lightly? Think on these things. Place a battery with the Palm Cross from Sunday and the photo/names from yesterday, to remind you of the ‘Power of the name of God’.
