2 The Lord is with YOU
I wonder what your response would be if you were engaged in a conversation about the most significant issue that humankind has to face. I suppose before long someone would say that it is the certainty of death – there is no escape!
Sam Wells, vicar of St Martins-in-the-Fields in Trafalgar Square, London, suggests that it is not death but 'isolation' that is our biggest issue. This is isolation from God but also from one another and from our environment, natural and man-made.
Before Christmas there was considerable media coverage about the phenomenon of loneliness in UK society. Many older people experience this especially when mobility is challenged, but anyone of any age can feel it. Surveys conducted by Age UK and various disability charities suggest that this has multiple impacts on health, activity and well-being.
At the most basic level, knowing that God is with YOU is so important to all of us. This is personal , if you are willing to be open to God.
Mary, the young teenager, 2000 years ago was told by the angel Gabriel that she was highly favoured:
"The angel went to her and said, 'Greetings, you are highly favoured! THE LORD IS WITH YOU.'"
Luke 1.28 [NIV]
This was a statement directed at this one person, Mary, and her reaction was to panic. Who wouldn't! There was a particular part for her to play, and it was very special. It's not taking it too far to suggest that we, in our own small way, also have particular parts to play in our God given life. Let it sink in that 'God is with you!'
'Thank you, Lord God, for your presence with me….today….and tomorrow'
Richard Farnell | |
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