TO KNOW GOD AND TO MAKE GOD KNOWN
Living Hope - a journey through Lent
Week 4 - Wednesday
Reading
Psalm 9.1
I will give thanks to you, Lord, with my whole heart;
I will tell of all your marvellous works.
Reflection
Being actively thankful, as is mentioned in this psalm, is like pouring petrol on the flames of your hope.
I was in a church service once. In a quiet moment between songs, one man started listing the things – big and small – that God had done for him that week.
At first, nobody quite knew what to do, but within minutes, the whole room was doing the same thing. I spoke to that man after the service, thanking him for kicking off such a powerful moment. He told me how he had come to church feeling hopeless – and so he decided to fight that hopelessness with thankfulness.
This is why Paul tells us to be thankful in all circumstances, because it’s a tool with which we can demolish hopelessness.
Challenge
I love how the psalm tells us to get specific with our thankfulness, it tells us to bring to mind specific ‘wonderful deeds’ God has done. So, let me ask you, what wonderful deeds have you seen God do this past week? 
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Prayer for the Week
Lord, our prayer this week is a simple one: help us to notice you.
Help us to quieten our loud minds and centre our distracted hearts.
Don’t let us miss what you’re up to in our lives. 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.
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