In the light of recent events and the killing of George Floyd I reflect on what it means to pray Thy Kingdom Come when faced with such atrocities and offer Lament as a first step in praying about such situations.
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In Jesus we are adopted as children of our Heavenly Father. In this reflection given as part of our churches' Thy Kingdom Come series I reflect on some of Jesus' words about our Heavenly Father in Luke and how he are assured that he gives us good gifts.
In the light of recent news about Dominic Cummings travelling during the height of the lockdown there has often been more heat than light in discussions. It's particularly disappointing to see many Christians angrily commenting or posting status' in response.
We're allowed to be angry, we're allowed to be confused and frustrated. But in all the anger and disappointment and frustration of the last few days can I encourage you to do one thing? Pray. No matter who you think is in the wrong, pray for Dominic, for Boris, for the media, for those you disagree with on your Facebook feed. And don't pray what you think they should do, that they'd repent or resign, or soldier on. Pray for their good, for their health and welfare, for their healing, for grace and hope. And above all in this time between Ascension and Pentecost pray that they may come to know for themselves the only one who judges justly, the one who knows the secrets of our hearts and loves us anyway.
In this short reflection I gave as part of our Thy Kingdom Come series in our churches I reflect on the wonderful assurance given by Paul in Romans that if we are in Christ, then nothing can separate us from that love.
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AuthorI was raised in an Anglican Church, went to a Youth Club run by an Evangelical Church and attended a Baptist Church while at Uni and as such my faith has been influenced by these traditions into what I hope is a more rounded viewpoint. Categories
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