TO KNOW GOD AND TO MAKE GOD KNOWN
Living Hope - a journey through Lent
Week 3 - Friday
Reading
Matthew 5.13-16
‘You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how can its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything, but is thrown out and trampled under foot.
‘You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hidden. No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.
Reflection
This is one of my favourite verses to quote during a baptism. As I present the candle, I invite the person being baptised to ‘go out and shine’. Where? Everywhere - at school, work, the gym, and the playground.
Jesus' call to shine contrasts with modern culture’s focus on self-promotion and personal gain. It’s not about advancing at the expense of others or seeking attention.
Instead, Jesus calls us to notice the darkness and need around us and respond by shining his light. It's not our own light but Christ’s light within us that shines.
When we allow Jesus, the light of the world, to shine through us, we can bring hope to our communities, showing a different way is possible. And, through this, others may discover Jesus – the source of our light and hope.
Challenge
Identify one of your God-given gifts. If you were to fully embrace it, how would you use it to bring hope in your community?
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Prayer for the Week
Bind us together, Lord, with cords that cannot be broken. Show us how we can grow in hope by joining with others. Help us, together, to become signs of hope in your world. Amen.
Weekly service from the Church of England
The Church of England’s Lent theme for 2025 is Living Hope.
The reflections have been written by Cathrine Fungai Ngangira and Belle Tindall – both contributors to Wild Bright Hope: The Big Church Read Lent Book 2025 (SPCK) – together with Victoria Mason, Everyday Faith Editor for the Church of England.
Our vicar is Rev Elaine Atack
Contact: revelaine@nym.hush.com
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Sunday 8am - said
Sunday 10am - with music
Tuesday 7pm - said
Messy Church is at 3pm on the first Sunday of the month in term time.
Still Point (a reflective service) is at 4pm on the third Sunday of each month.
Evensong is sung on various Sundays through the year and will be shown on our timetable which you can see above.
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