What's on? Next Messy Church:  Sunday 6th April 2025 

Services    Toddler group

Lent is a time of reflection that helps Christians remember the 40 days Jesus spent in the wilderness before starting three years of itinerant ministry.  In this season, Jesus reminds us that people don’t live by bread alone.  

This Lent, we are exploring ways in which 'SOUL FOOD'  sustains and nourishes us: yes, this is about  physical food but it is also about shelter, rest, repair, mates, songs and finding a supportive community.  When there is a commitment to justice, peace and forgiveness, communities can become places where all individuals feel welcomed and can simply be themselves.

Our theme in week 3 of Lent is "Soul Rest - nourished by patience and slowness".  Rest and reflection are essential for our well-being.  Taking time to pause allows us to reconnect with ourselves; with our purpose, and deepens our understanding of life.  

Generous God,
thank you that you give us each day our daily bread to nourish our soul rest.
In a fast-paced world that seems never to rest or sleep,
in an internet world of immediate response…
Give us this day our daily bread to give our soul rest.

Let us find that calm centre, that stillness and rest,
that moment of comfort, refreshment and peace…
Give us this day our daily bread to give our soul rest.

To find meaning and purpose, to see the way forward,
with you as our pillow in the moment of tiredness.
O Lord our God, on this Lenten journey,
let us rest in the knowledge of your peace
and your calm. Amen.

I wonder how each of us might just take a few moments to be silent. As we sit or stand in the stillness, listening to the sounds of our own breathing and gently daydreaming, we can let our minds wander into God's Love as we relax.

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