Tony Gale

Hello Everyone,

Thank you for the response to last week’s PL.

This coming week 13th – 19th October is Prayer Week for Prisons. Below is a Prayer for Prisons as found on the web site https://prisonsweek.org/

“Gracious Lord who calls, equips and knows us, be with all who work in our prisons and the probation service. We pray for our prisons in the region. Help our prison and probation staff not to lose heart in a place where the reality of trauma and the risk of violence is a daily occurrence. Keep all who work in the prisons from being imprisoned by their role, but instead set us free by your love so that we can meet with others and understand their true needs and serve them well, relying on your strength to bring your grace and peace wherever we go”.

It is also well worth reading how successful Alpha is in prisons:
https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/alpha-christian-prisons-organisation-interview?fbclid=IwAR1FI7UaTgMH7HLvyk1VU1ImhYN_YYonG8rfxmpcA03JLWUFI6iet2Fh_Bc

Prayers please for all Officers on duty in London. Also, for wisdom as to how to deal with the issues here.

“The Lord Bless you and keep you. May His Face shine upon you and give you His Peace”. Num:6 24.

In Him
Alice

Hello everyone,

I am aware of quite a number of Officers and Staff who are very involved with their Church life. Taking on Eldership Roles and other important positions. Safeguarding in particular being a vital role sadly in today’s world; is often led by people in the Emergency Services within Churches.
Please join me in Prayer for such people with Church responsibilities and their families.

I have been in touch with a Pastor in the North of England for about two years. He shares about his busyness, caring for the needs of the people who attend his Church. He and his wife are carrying out many tasks in supporting God’s People who have arrived at this Church.

Here is a recent quote from one of his emails,
“We worship in an area classed as deprived, with many broken homes, social poverty and terraced housing.
Jesus is The Foundation upon which we are building”

Later in the same email he went on to say –

“But in all of this we have a God who sustains us, and lifts us above the mayhem and into His Presence.”
I should be there more often!”

The phrase “I should be there more often”, spoke loud and clear to me. How often do I spend time in His Presence?

A favourite song of mine by Noel Richards –

To be in your presence
To sit at your feet
When your love surrounds me
And makes me complete
This is my desire, O Lord
This is my desire
This is my desire, O Lord
This is my desire

To be a blessing to others; in both our Church and work life, it is essential we spend time in His Presence.

His Blessings.
Alice.

Hello Everyone,

Please join me in Prayers for Sussex Police; where Officers have been injured this last week. For their ongoing healing and investigations.

I want to thank both Simon and Nick so much for writing the PL’s during the past two weeks. Truly refreshing. Really appreciate you both.

As I sit here, writing this PL, I am towards the end of my holiday in France; having travelled with friends from home. We are staying with friends who came to live here a number of years ago.
Their reason for coming here was to start a Church. And they have, a thriving one in a fairly large town in Brittany.

This evening, as I write, is the Church Group Night for all those who can attend. People travel an hour plus to get here, to our friends’ home. Committed people who start their meeting at 8.30pm and leave at 10pm for home. This at the end of a day’s work. Then I think of my journey to Church Group during the week in the UK – 10 minutes perhaps?

How committed is God to us? He gave His only Son to die in our place to make us presentable to Him.

“For God so loved the world that He gave His Only Begotten Son. Whosoever believes in Him, will not perish but Have everlasting life”. John 3.16.

My profession is that of a Musician. The above words from Scripture are such a Blessing to me in the Music by John Stainer, “God so loved the world” on the following web site:

May you know His Constant Commitment to you.

God Bless
In Him
Alice.

Good morning/evening everybody,

In my younger days the 400m was my sport of choice. You had to go out hard but relaxed whilst making sure you left something for the final 100m when your legs fill with lactic acid. It is a tough event with hard training.

We know that our Christian life isn’t a sprint event but more like a marathon…there are times when we are relaxed and enjoying it and then there are moments that are painful and hard.

An athlete concentrates on the finishing line and as Christians we have something even better than a personal best or a medal which will end up in a box in the loft!!

Whatever hopes or fears you are facing today be encouraged… you are not alone…

“let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith…” who endured the cross for you and me (Hebrews 12: 1-2).

God guide, protect and sustain you this week ahead in all you do,

Nick