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CSI Synod News “Rejoice in the Lord Always!: DMPB Christmas Gathering in Serapattu Magazine of Church of South India January 2021 | Epiphany Volume XIX | Issue 01 | Rs. 150/Annum Marching towards a New Time of Hope www.csi1947.com 1 www.csi1947.com 22 January 2021 Let us Face New Year with Hope and Courage that Transform our Lives! EDITORIAL ear Brothers and Sisters, In these difficult and uncertain times, it is a great opportunity to DAt the outset, I wish you all a examine where our hope is anchored. blessed and hopeful New Year. Hope is an optimistic state of mind, I hope that 2021 is already beginning based on an expectation of positive to show signs of newness, hope, and outcomes with respect to events and positive changes in our lives. The circumstances in one’s life or the world development of vaccines for COVID 19 at large. It is important that our indeed is a ray of light at the end of the hope is directed towards God, which tunnel. Let us hope that the vaccine transforms our lives for eternity. The will be effective and it reaches even the Bible says in 2 Thessalonians 2: 16- last and least privileged at the early 17: “Now may our Lord Jesus Christ stage itself. Let us hope to go back Himself and God our Father, who has to our normal life as soon as possible loved us and given us eternal comfort so that we can do many things more and good hope by grace, comfort and effectively for others, and the greater strengthen your hearts in every good glory of God. “Blessed is he that work and word.” considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.” Psalm The word ‘hope’ means ‘to expect with 41: 1. confidence or joyful and confident expectation’. To many, this sounds As we are looking forward to the new too good to be true. After having year, and after making many resolutions experienced life’s disappointments, by now, we should reflect for a moment, they wonder “Is there any hope?” about the plans we made for 2020, the goals we set, and how much we When a person has ‘hope’ it is seen by accomplished. Last year was definitely his/her actions. Our hope is far superior a challenging year, and the COVID 19 to that this world has. We know that was indeed a reason for the failure of our hope is solid and concrete because our plans. Every year, we make many it is grounded in the Word of God. Our goals. May God help us to accomplish forefather and father of faith, Abraham as the Magi, on their journey to see the serves as a prime example. Even though Messiah, had faced many difficulties he was very old, he had confidence as well as the comfort of a Palace, that God would fulfil His promises. but neither turbulence nor comforts Like Abraham, we can trust in God’s prevented them from finishing the promises and ‘seize the hope set before journey they started to worship Jesus. us’. www.csi1947.com 3 In this new year let us remain hopeful, by strengthening our spiritual growth by prayer, exercising our faith, and finding comfort by reading Scripture and listening to anointed speakers. Let us look for the positives from tough life experiences; this will offer a way to have closure and move forward in life. It will be helpful if we talk to someone with a testimony of a similar experience who has overcome – this is a powerful way to maintain hope. Just talking about a situation can offer a healing experience. May the Lord help us to overcome fear by studying the Scriptures. This will empower and build our hope and faith. Let us not forget that God can change a hopeless situation into a hopeful one. “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future” (Jeremiah 29: 11). Let us pray and hope, the New Year bring us a new awakening for a successful, contented and peaceful life. Let us also pray to God to wipe out completely the COVID 19 virus. The world is also facing an unexpected threat with new strains of Coronavirus that spreads faster than the one we are still fighting. Therefore, let the renewed lease of our life enable us to reach our goal. May God bless us all and enable us to fulfil our plans and dreams. May He give us good health and peace of mind in this New Year. C. Fernandas Rathina Raja General Secretary, CSI 4 January 2021 Article ‘Praying the Psalms during the Pandemic’ for a New Beginning uring this tumultuous time, Again and again, we see a predictable we turn to God in prayer. But pattern in the psalms: something bad Dwhen words fail, when we happens; there is much lamentation; do not know how to articulate the God delivers; a song of grateful praise sighs of our hearts, the voices of the arises. I must admit that I am somewhat faithful can speak for us. We look to jealous of David. In this psalm, David the Book of Psalms, the prayer book reveals his plan to go to the tabernacle of the Bible. Although composed in a and offer a sacrifice with shouts of joy. faraway time and place, praying the In these pandemic days, I understand psalms transcends historical settings, how the course of the disease is spread in community issues, and individual crowds. At a rational level, I understand experiences. The Psalms deal with that out of concern for my neighbour, every emotion: anger, delight, I cannot follow David’s lead and enter peace, disappointment, trouble, and the tabernacle to offer shouts of joy. uncertainty. The psalmists seldom give At a spiritual level, I plead with the specific details about the situations psalmist who cries, “how long, O Lord?” that inspired their poetry; yet, just The conflict was high as a planner and as light passes through a lens or organizer but made to remember that prism, their words are focused and God is our stronghold, our helper. We refracted in ways that speak to our should not be so foolish to think of circumstances and become our prayers. our well-intentioned plans—or even The Spirit of God moves within our ourselves—as saviours during difficult hearts, our breath, our hands, and even times. our feet, enabling us to pray with and for the community. But what happens I can, however, give thanks to God in when gathering as an assembly is my present circumstances; even if it is limited, prohibited, or considered not in a physical building. Even as the hazardous? When our faith is restricted snapshots of our grim reality turn into within the four walls? Who are we, a never-ending slideshow, we can sing then, as a community? What is our with David, “This I believe-that I will see hope for the coming year? Where do the goodness of the Lord in the land of we go? These questions extend beyond the living” (Psalm 27: 11). May we, too, specific tasks. In this challenging open our eyes to see the life and beauty time, it is our task as the cantors of of God who is still in our midst! While the church to find the biblical answers pictures or number of the dead haunt amidst the complexities of faith and us, we see signs of God’s resurrection doubt. In the reflections that follow, in green blades of the forest. We see I invite you to consider singing and neighbours helping neighbours in the Rev. Sandeep Oommen praying the psalms with the whole provision and sharing of food; relentless is a presbyter of CSI Madhya people of God. and courageous efforts of our brave Kerala Diocese. He earned health workers; several occasions when BD from Leonard Theological Psalm 27 we rejoice in small acts of kindness College, Jabalpur. Currently he For in the day of trouble God will give distributing essential utilities. That is doing MTh in Old Testament me shelter, hide me in the hidden places reminds us of God’s life-giving touch in (FFRRC, Kottayam) and serves of the sanctuary, and raise me high upon seemingly barren days. in St. Mark’s CSI Church, a rock. Even now my head is lifted up Kulathupuzha. above my enemies who surround me. Psalm 37 Delighting oneself in the Lord involves Email: Therefore I will offer sacrifice in the making God’s priorities our own. Have [email protected] sanctuary, sacrifices of rejoicing; I will we taken time to weep with those who Phone- 9447525795 sing and make music to the Lord. (Psalm weep, feed the hungry, comfort the sick, 9605809228 27:5-6) and proclaim the gospel? As our task www.csi1947.com 5 lists evolve in different ways, how The church is more than a building. we meditate on your steadfast love. can we serve as Jesus would have us We are Zion! While the outward Your praise, like your name, O God, serve? I am not talking about cleaning church includes both believers and reaches to the ends of the earth; your out closets or filing cabinets. Rather, unbelievers, Zion is a term reserved right hand is full of righteousness” we need to make time for our own for those who belong to God through (Psalm 48:9-10). self-care, to monitor our physical faith. Let your mind think about and mental well-being in the midst the saints and the faithful from all Psalm 77 of such changes.
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