5th January 2022

A thought from George Ford

Jesus said “I have come that they might have life, and have it to the full.”

Reflection

Here Jesus is speaking of Himself as the Good Shepherd who loves and cares for his sheep. Who walked with them in all the difficulty of their daily existence, and would willing lay down his life for them. Jesus entered into our world that we might know God’s love for us. And through His death and resurrection we might receive the fullness of life he came to bring – all the freedom from guilt and sin brings, and to have it in full abundance.

Prayer

Loving Lord Jesus who stepped down into the difficulty and mire of this world and our lives as both human and divine, Becoming a baby in a manger, a teacher and healer of those who followed Him, before dying on the cross for the forgiveness of our sins. Forgive us for wandering from your pathway we pray. In your great love help us to turn around and follow you, who are the way, the truth, and the life, now, and throughout this New Year. To your everlasting praise and glory. Amen.

Worship

O holy Child of Bethlehem descend to us we pray; cast out our sin, and enter in, be born in us today. We hear the Christmas angels the great glad tidings tell; O come to us, abide with us, our Lord Emanuel. (Phillips Brooks 1835-93)