Sunday 6 September
10am Parish Communion – Easton
4pm Café Church – Itchen Abbas Village Hall
If you haven’t been to Cafe Church before, why not join us this Sunday
“Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.”
Galatians 5 v 25
‘The Lord make his face shine on you’
Numbers 6 v 25
As I ended my holiday someone said: “Where you are looking is where you are going”. This was a phrase I’d never heard before and in some ways it’s a statement of the obvious. I happened to be looking at some wind turbines sitting on top of a hill when this was said to me.
What I had never noticed before is that not only do turbines turn in response to the power of the wind, they also change with its direction. Were this not the case, it would be possible for the wind to be blowing its socks off and for the turbine to turn very little.
Where you are facing matters to God. This was a reminder to me as I begin this autumn not to look solely to myself for the direction we will travel in together. The work starts by facing Him and then consistently turning to Him in prayer helps keep us all heading in the right direction.
A Prayer of Mother Teresa
Dear Jesus, help me to spread Your fragrance everywhere I go. Flood my soul with your Spirit and love. Penetrate and possess my whole being so utterly that all my life may only be a radiance of Yours. Shine through me and be so in me that every soul I come in contact with may feel Your presence in my soul. Let them look up and see no longer me but only Jesus. Stay with me and then I shall begin to shine as you shine, so to shine as to be a light to others’
with every blessing
David
Next week is our Church Lunch, please do let Beccy know if you are able to attend (so we know how many sausages are required!)
Christopher Booth
The funeral of former Easton resident Christopher Booth will take place at 2pm on Wednesday 16th September at St Mary’s Church, Easton.
David’s Contact Details
If you would like to contact David, his email address is david@itchenvalleychurches.org
His landline telephone number is 01962 582226
David’s working days are Monday – Wednesday and services on a Sunday
for global peace
for those who are ill or suffering at the moment or for those recently bereaved
for the family and friends of Christopher Booth as they mourn his passing
The readings for Parish Communion can be read here
