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Spreading Love & Hope...
Welcome to today's devotion created for your use at home during these days of physical social isolation and virtual social connection. May this devotion and the links provided help you stay connected to God and the wider community.
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Thanks to Joan for the picture of the apple blossoms in your garden.
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Blessings & peace, Ana & Tod
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Music
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What music groups are doing on line is amazing! This is the Rotterdam Philharmonic performing a rousing version of 'Joyful joyful we adore thee' which happens to be the music to which Tod and I processed at our wedding.
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Enjoy a favourite hymn of Joan's, 'O God, You search Me and You Know Me', based on Psalm 139. The text and music are written by Bernadette Farrell one of the founders of Citizens UK.
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Send in your favourite music or dance links to share.
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A Psalm a day: Psalm 17
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'Hear a just cause, O Lord;
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Sometimes the world is just not fair. Good things happen to bad people. Bad things happen to good people. Corona is not making judgements but taking the good and the bad, the faithful and the unfaithful, the good and the wicked.
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Sometimes, especially when I feel unfairly wronged, I wish bad things upon my enemies -- smite them, Lord! And I'm sure sometimes my enemies wish some sort of smiting upon me.
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I know Jesus says even thinking bad thoughts is a sin, but I beg to differ. For me, the thinking, the wishing can prove to be the precursor of sinful action, but it need not be carried to fruition. That's where constant prayer is so important, to allow God to help us see the path ahead and to offer us the choice of diverting away from sin to reconciliation, away from vengence to peace and even love.
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'When I awake I shall be satisfied, beholding your likeness.' (15)
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Isn't that really our goal as faithful followers of Jesus, to awaken already satisfied, not wishing for vengeance of vindication, but satisfied -- at peace, at one with the world? To awaken with our mind's eye beholding God -- the God that bids us put down our swords, release our vengeful desires, and awaken into a new dawn.
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God, relieve us of any thoughts that might lead us down the road of sin. Awaken us into a new dawn with our eyes full on you. Amen.
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Gardening God's Way
Shared by Leslie
Plant three rows of peas:
Peace of mind
Peace of heart
Peace of soul
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Plant four rows of squash:
Squash gossip
Squash indifference
Squash grumbling
Squash selfishness
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Plant four rows of lettuce:
Lettuce be faithful
Lettuce be kind
Lettuce be obedient
Lettuce really love one another
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No garden without turnips:
Turnip for meetings
Turnip for service
Turnip to help one another
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Water freely with patience and cultivate love. There is much fruit for your garden Because you reap what you sow.
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To conclude our garden
We must have thyme:
Thyme for God
Thyme for study
Thyme for prayer
Thyme for each other
Thyme for friends
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Sunday Worship on-line 10:30
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Andover, Broad Chalke & Salisbury congregations of the United Reformed Church gather for worship. Everyone is welcome. To join the Zoom worship service, click on the button above.
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Click on the blue button above to visit Worship Words for prayers and reflections related to the Lectionary Readings for this Easter season.
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