FEBRUARY 2025 - for your prayers
Let the flame of your love never be quenched in our hearts, O Lord. Waking or sleeping, living or dying, let us delight in your presence. Let the flame of your love brighten our souls and illumine our path, and let the majesty of your glory be our joy, our life and our strength now and forever, Amen. (Johann Arndt, 1555-1621)
May we grow in love for You, one another, our neighbour and in care of the planet in a climate-crisis, through recycling and reusing.
On 26 Jan we celebrated the Conversion of St Paul on the Damascus Road (Acts 9: 1-22), transformed by Jesus from a persecutor of the Church to an Apostle to the Gentiles: a preacher of the Good News of Jesus, who wrote letters to the many churches he founded. May we at St Paul’s fulfil Your mission of love, using the gifts of Your Spirit.
People will only care to listen when they know that we care…
14 Feb 269 AD St Valentine, priest/bishop, was imprisoned, tortured and martyred in Rome for helping Christians being persecuted by Emperor Claudius. Such love after Jesus’ example; give strength to all the persecuted to remain faithful to You and the courage to share the Good News of healing and restoration that Jesus offers.
* Created by love * Created in love * Created for love
Give thanks for the love & care of family, friends, church family; while
praying healing & reconciliation for all in fragile & broken relationships.
Love in patient, love is kind, it does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil, but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails (1 Corinthians 13: 4-8a).
In the day/week ahead, may the power of the Holy Spirit work in us and through us, nurturing and guiding our words and actions, as instruments of His healing and renewing love with all we meet.
BLESSING
The love of the Lord Jesus draw you to Himself,
The power of the Lord Jesus strengthen you in His service,
The joy of the Lord Jesus fill your hearts;
and the blessing of God Almighty,
the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit
be among you and remain with you always,
Amen.
Posted 4 February 2024