The Ascension of Jesus

What’s so special about thursday

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It's the stories we tell ourselves

I have this song a bit stuck in my head at the moment. It talks about how what we tell ourselves affects us, which is not a new concept. So if we believe we are unlovable and tell ourselves that constantly we put ourselves into an unnecessarily dark place. The dog pictures I feel I could live without, but the words are quite striking.

Where have all the blue-tits gone

Thinking this morning about how our relationship with Jesus can be hindered and helped. The title was based on the fact that all the blue-tits in my garden have suddenly moved and I realised that rather than focus on that loss I could focus on the fact that if you look closely at sparrows (which are very prolific in my garden) they are actually beautiful birds too. We have to be prepared to look for beauty in all things especially when it comes to Gods creation.

Where have all the blue tits gone or

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video from last slide can be seen below

Creation Calls -- are you listening? Music by Brian Doerksen

What an amazing God we have!

Lord you have my heart

This chorus has been in my mind a lot over the last few days. Thanks to Sidharth Mohandas for this video of it.

Beyond the cross

Yesterday morning at our prayer meeting I kept seeing an image of Jesus on the cross and the despair of the people around him as their hopes were shattered by His death.  In the picture I could see people turning their backs on Jesus and walking away with hunched shoulders not knowing what to do next.  This image stayed with me for a significant part of the meeting and I couldn't seem to get passed it.  As I was praying about it towards the end of the meeting I felt Jesus was saying I didn't come to die but to be raised to life so that everyone can have eternal life.
I don't know about you but sometimes with all the situations we see around us and the difficulties we or those close to us face it can be difficult to see beyond the pain and the suffering.  My prayer for this holy week is that we will all be able to see beyond the cross and experience the life that Jesus died to bring.  We are not promised a life without suffering but we are promised eternal life and the support of Jesus if we put our trust in him.

Psalm 100

A Thanksgiving Psalm
1-2 On your feet now—applaud God! Bring a gift of laughter,
sing yourselves into his presence.

3 Know this: God is God, and God, God.
He made us; we didn't make him.
We're his people, his well-tended sheep.

4 Enter with the password: "Thank you!"
Make yourselves at home, talking praise.
Thank him. Worship him.

5 For God is sheer beauty,
all-generous in love,
loyal always and ever.

The Message