HERE COMES THE SUN ...
Have you heard the sun sing? As summer begins we are so blessed that the sun has been shining, and we had some very warm weather at the end of May. We hope there are more sunny days to come.
In this beautiful world God created for us we have so many things to be thankful for, and the sunshine is certainly one of them. There are lots of descriptions and stories relating to the sun – an image I like is this: “The sun is a gold coin that was dropped down a drain in heaven.”
We know that God created the sun with a specific purpose: “God made the two great lights – the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night – and the stars.” (Genesis 1: 16). We can praise the Lord, then, for the gift of the sun when it rises and for the dark of evening as it falls. There is beauty in the sunrise and sunset.
Our lives are like that, too. We have sunny times and we have darker times, but we can be confident God is always with us.
Here at St John’s we are looking to have some joyful times over the coming months, and even though there may be dark days ahead, we have God and also one another. We never know what is round the corner for us as a church community.
A new opportunity has presented itself to us to help support the young people in this area, with a Trafford Youth Service youth club starting in our church hall. Please pray that this will be a success, and for the leaders as they work here each week.
We also pray that the young people may be touched by God’s presence in a place where other young folk have encountered God in past years, that they may know God loves them and that stars of promise may shine in their hearts and minds.
We do hope and pray that seeds of faith are spread among all who enter our buildings.
Best wishes and blessings,
Reverend Debra