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Holy Trinity Church Parish Magazine May 2015 30P holy trinity church parish magazine May 2015 30p !1 Spirit of Life (Jn20:21,22; Ez37:4-6) Breathe on us, Lord Jesus. Fill us with your Spirit. Send us out, as the Father sent you. Send us out into the world to live, to work, to make decisions, to change and influence and transform; that as your people we might truly make a difference in our generation. Send us out Lord. Breathe on us, and into us, your kiss of life, resuscitating these dry bones to go, with your power and wisdom, to build for your Kingdom today. Breathe on us Lord Jesus fill us with your Spirit, for the work you have given us to do. By Daphne Kitching !2 Inside This Month 4/5 From the Vicarage - Neil Robbie 6/7 Prayer Focus - The Elecon 8 Comfort in solidarity 9 The Gospel writers - Part 1 - St Mark 10 Ascension Day 11 More notes on Ascension Day 12/13 More About The Holy Spirit The meal at the heart of Chrisan 14/15 worship 15 The Wit of Churchill - John Pegler Are you siDng comfortably? - 16/19 nine Decades oF radio voices 20 Do you remember? Votewise 2015 - making a difference at 21 the ballot box and beyond 22/23 People, Remembrance and News 24 Forthcoming Events !3 From the Vicarage Why Britain needs a new heart. It's the general election on 7th May. It seems like the general election has been going on for a year! The electioneering has left me deeply depressed by petty squabbling over the economy and the lack any real solution to our biggest national problem of unplayable and burgeoning debt, £1,560,000,000,000 which increases by £107,000,000,000 per annum with only £513,000,000,000 tax receipts (or “the deficit” as everyone tamely refers to it). Politicians naturally (naively) believe that the solutions are political: increase tax here, reduce spending there, tinker with welfare payments in this way, plough more money into health, adjust the dial here and turn the nob there. But the solution cannot be by political management and engineering, because the problem is not political it is pastoral. Britain needs a new heart. Our nation's heart beats to the tune of remuneration and spending. Money is our god. We have reduced every problem to one which can be paid for. If we find the right person, with the right skills, to address the problem in the right way, and pay them enough, we can fix it. So, we motivate public service by offering salaries commensurate with the private sector, “in order to attract the right talent.” We encourage individual (credit) spending to increase economic activity, as if rampant consumerism will solve the cash flow problem in the treasury. We define poverty as a lack of food on the table and no roof over our heads. But what if the love of God and neighbour were our goals? What is life was not about money? What if the self sacrificial love of Christ, who gave his life as a ransom for many, was the heartbeat of our nation? !4 What if poverty was, therefore, overcome by communities of people who loved God and each other? In these communities, no one went hungry because they shared they food and looked out for one another? What if those who made it in industry or commerce shared their profits with their neighbours? What of public servants were attracted and motivated to work because it was an opportunity to serve, as Christ came to serve, to show compassion to the hurting and care for the weak? What if we don't love like this? Then, what if the God of love is also the God of perfect justice? What if anyone who does not love God and neighbour but loves money instead, has to face the ultimate justice of God? Here is my servant whom I have chosen, the one I love, in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations. Matthew 12:18 The church in this nation is alive and well and dances to a different beat to the rest of the nation. It's hard to swim against the tide, but we do it, because we know the servant King and his Spirit. As we live for our King at Holy Trinity, let's pray that the nation will find a new heart in Him. With love, Neil There is a land that Ume forgot Money's never needed where they love their fellow man, it only causes greed, where help and friendship form ev'ry law one policy called giving, and are first in each command. fulfilling ev'ry need. No one wants in this strange land No wars with needless killing, but no one's share immense, there is no need of them. for all's bestowed by common law. No armies, so no baPles, Priority - common sense. no baPles, no problem. No poliUcs, for there's no need, You may wonder where this land is no false promises or lies, without worry fear or fuss. just pure thoughts in honest minds I'll tell you where this land is! that no one can despise. It's here, in all of us. I make no apologies for this poem, as corny or badly composed that it may be. I just believe it to be true. Roger Stapenhil !5 Prayer Focus - The Election Prayer points Parliament • Pray for your MP - their faith, the pressure of being away from home, their workload – and write to them to tell them that you / your church pray for them and ask them how you as a church might be able to support them in serving local communities • Thank God for freedom to pray and worship together and pray that this precious freedom is protected • Pray that Christian MPs, Peers, Policy Staff and House Staff will grow in quantity and in the depth of their faith and also that they would be a positive and gracious influence in Parliament Politics • Pray for politics of wisdom, integrity, self-sacrifice and policymaking for the good of all • Pray for effective and gracious Christian presence and influence in political debate • Pray for the wise explanation of God's truth in the public square • Pray that the wisdom of the Bible would be listened to in what it says about human flourishing across all policy areas • Pray that the Christian groups in each of the three main parties would grow in influence and the positive contribution that they can make Government • Pray for wisdom for the Queen, the Prime Minister and the Cabinet • Pray for integrity, truth and compassion throughout Government • Pray for the positive influence of God’s people for the good of all throughout all Government departments • Pray that the UK Government would be a strong force for good in foreign policy and bringing relief to those suffering throughout the world Church • Pray for greater Christian engagement in local and national politics • Pray that churches across the country would seek to love and serve their local MPs, be prayerful for them and seek ways in which they can support them in serving their communities !6 Prayers- The Election Loving God, Thank you for caring about how our country is run, and that we have the right to vote for our politicians and government. But in the run-up to this general election there are so many policies to understand, and so many different points of view to consider - Sometimes I wonder whether there's any point in voting, whether anyone cares what I think. As I choose who I am going to vote for, help me not to be cynical about politics and politicians, help me to remember that my vote can make a difference, and help me vote for those people who will protect the poor and vulnerable, and do all they can to make our nation a place of fairness and peace. Because you call us to act justly, love mercy and walk humbly with you, our God. Amen. Heavenly Father, We need your wisdom at this Election time. There are so many issues, so many voices clamouring for attention, clamouring for votes, clamouring for power. Thank you that you give your people a different sort of power, the power of your Holy Spirit, who leads into all truth. Help us Lord to receive your Spirit, to listen to him, so that we make good decisions on Election Day - and every day of our lives. Thank you for the wonderful gift of your Spirit, In Jesus name. Amen. Heavenly Father, source of all truth and wisdom, who knows and loves the whole creation, watch over our nation at election time: that truth may prevail over distortion, wisdom triumph over recklessness and the concerns of every person be heard. Amen. !7 Canon David Williams, a chaplain with the Thames Gateway NHS Trust (laPerly, in reUrement, in a voluntary capacity), considers the power of simple ‘comfort’ to those in need. Comfort in solidarity Earlier this Spring a poignant service in St. Paul’s Cathedral celebrated the memory of almost 450 service men and women who died in the war in Afghanistan, and honoured the hundreds injured. Comfort was a major theme; comfort of those bereaved and comfort of those with life-changing wounds. Outside the cathedral one grieving mother said she was overwhelmed by the presence of so many who had come to stand silently in solidarity with her loss, and the loss of so many others.
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