Lent Eight "Get up and Walk"

The Potato Eaters - Vincent Van Gogh
Van Gogh Museum- Amsterdam

To lift up hands in prayer gives God glory, but a man with a dungfork in his hand, a woman with a slopepail, gives him glory too.  He is so great that all things give him glory if you mean they should.

Gerard Manley Hopkins, Sermons.  'On the Principle or foundation.' 1881-1882

These words bring security.  A fruit tree will not fail to produce fruit.  It is in its nature.  Those with the Spirit of their Creator in them will not fail to praise and honour the Creator in all they do.  They will bear fruit.

Hebrews Chapter Thirteen 

So priorities: 

Love each other, 

Care for strangers, 

Remember prisoners and those being mistreated. Honour marriage, 

Don’t love money, Jesus will help you when you are in need. 

Remember your leaders who care about you - follow their example. 

Jesus is constant and with never fail you. 

Your strength comes from your Creator, not from codes or magic. 

The old system was a revelation of the new. 

Put Jesus first in everything, with your eyes fixed on the final goal. 

Doing good and sharing with the needy; this is the Creator’s desire. 

Honour your spiritual leaders. 

Pray for me, ask Jesus to enable me to come back to you. 

Now may the author of peace, who raised Jesus from the dead, 

Our guide who risked all for us, Give us all we need to fulfil his will. 

All wonder and power be to the Creator forever more. 

Please note everything said in this letter. Timothy has been released for prison. If he comes to me, I will bring him with me to see you. I greet your leaders and all believers Greeting too from the faithful in Italy. Be filled with perfect grace.

PRAYER: May I be so aware of your presence that I see the stranger, and understand the need.