Prayer

Hello Everyone,

A moment before I started to write this Prayer Letter, I decided to look up what I had written a year ago to you. Part of that PL contained the following –

“We have possible problems resulting from the Virus that many parts of the world are experiencing. As Police; you are seeing plans being put in place”.

Little did we know then, that a year later we would still be in a Lockdown situation. Did we even know the term “Lockdown?”  However, we are being encouraged to believe we are now seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. Thank You Lord!

I want at this point to express my thanks to you – as big as it is possible to do so, for what you have endured since a year ago.

                                     Massive admiration to you all.

I mentioned last week that I say to the Lord when I leave my bed in the morning “Battle Stations”. I received the following message from an Officer – 

“Thanks Alice, Good to know that you are in your war room for us and that Jesus leads the battle cry!”

That was followed by another message referring to us as –

                            “Christians being Warriors for Him at this time”.

“The weapons that we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have Divine Power to demolish strongholds”. 2Cor: 10.4.

May you know this truth in your lives during these coming days.

Many Blessings

In His Victorious Name.

Alice.

Hello Everyone,

Yet another week in this indescribable world in which we live.

I have received emails from some of you trying to find time to “Be Still”. I hear desperation in your writings, and I am concerned for you.

When I wake in the morning, I find as I leave my bed that I no longer say out loud (which I have for many years) “It’s just You and me Lord”. Instead, it has in recent weeks become – “Battle Stations Lord”. I have not as such taken The Lord out of the equation, I guess I have taken the front position and I will lead the battle. In my heart of hearts, I know The Lord is in the battle with me and I constantly have to remind myself of that.

I don’t have a position to hold as you do. I am a Grandma, living on my own. Family I only see, through Zoom and Facetime. Very involved in caring for Surrey Police both from this Prayer Letter and also as a Chaplain to seven Departments. I don’t visit of course, but many emails have arrived in these Departments from me for nearly a year. Also, a busy Church life; albeit over Zoom.

It is when I am allowed to visit, that I have a great insight into the amount of work that you do; the intensity, the horrors of the job, the persistence to get through to a good, just outcome.

Also, you are part of a family, great demands on you, more so now than ever before.

As I said earlier, I have a great concern for you and vast admiration. I Pray for you daily.

The verse that is with me as we work through these next 118 days, is Hebrews 13.8:

       “Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, today and forever”.

As He has been with us in the past, He will continue to be so. My Prayers are with you as you move through this time.

In Him and with His Love,

Alice.

Hello Everyone,

As I said at the beginning of the Prayer Letter last week, I truly trust that you are well. I continue to hear of people being unwell.

After last week’s PL went out; I received the following: –

“Many many thanks for your prayer letter, which always seems to arrive just when it is needed. How uncanny!”

Yes, God knows our needs.

With that in mind I want to share the following, received from a Recipient of the PL.

“I found your passage about “Jesus stopped” helpful.  I am conscious that at times people think I’m busy and fear that maybe they don’t therefore ask me for help.  I need to make sure I make it clear that I’m able and willing to stop and help people who need me”.

I so agree with this writing above. I am there myself in being busy and am I available?

I am back to a favourite verse. Psalm 46.10.

                         “Be still and know that I am God”

It not only tells me that God is in control, I realise now that it also tells me to

                                                “Be Still”

I need to take time out for God to fill me, so that in turn I am available.

Many Blessings In Him

Alice.

Hello everyone,

I truly mean it when I say, I trust you are well.

I want to share this Testimony sent to me by one of our Officers; earlier this week for your encouragement; this Officer had had quite a painful back:

“On Sunday just gone I was able to get out for a lovely walk just around my neighbourhood for the first time and it was really beautiful. It was trying to snow and the air was lovely and fresh. About halfway around my walk I was suddenly given the urge to sing Psalm 23 and once I had started singing it, I could not stop. It gave me such a sense of peace. It is so wonderful how God talks to us when we least expect it but when we really need it”.

As a Church we regularly meet for early morning Zoom Prayer Meetings. This week, our Pastor led us with the story where Jesus is on his way to Jericho and a blind man calls out to Him. Luke 18.35-43

I know this story so well but this time a phrase stood out to me, as never before –

                                                        Jesus stopped

                       Jesus was not in too much of a hurry to ignore this man.

                                         He asked the man what he needed

                        The man explained and Jesus answered his request.

Jesus has stopped to listen to you today, please tell Him of your need, in this unbelievable time in which we find ourselves.

My Prayers are with you and your Family. May you know moments of talking to Jesus. He wants to know all about you.

Finally, I want to thank you very sincerely for all you are and do.

Many Blessings in His Name.

Alice.

Hello Everyone,

Thank you for the comments on last week’s Prayer Letter, including the following-

“Thank you for your weekly prayer letter. It’s one email that offers peace, wisdom and rest. It does not demand action; it isn’t bound by time”.

I read this earlier this week –

      Too often our tiredness does not come solely from doing too much.
          It also comes from doing too little of the things that refuel us.
                      Give yourself permission to take time for you.

On Sunday Morning last, I watched an On-Line Service from a Church in Oxford where my oldest Grandson was leading Worship – Proud Grandma in many ways. The Vicar spoke and asked the following questions-

                                       “Am I a wandering generality?”

                                             “What am I living for?”

The Vicar went on to refer to the verse –

                        “For me to live is Christ, to die is gain”. Phil:1. 21.

He encouraged us that living for Christ, in turn brings us a Peace. We are then able to bring it to those around us, particularly in this totally unbelievable time in which we find ourselves. 

May you know His Peace.

God Bless you and keep you.

In Him

Alice.

Hello Everyone,

Earlier this week I read the following –

“We are all on an orb,
In the middle of nowhere.
During a Global Pandemic,
Where no one can go anywhere.
It’s OK to feel a little lost at times”.

Below this writing, a cartoonist had caught the atmosphere so well. It made me feel very vulnerable.

Yesterday, 26/1/2021 was an important date in my life. I am not as old as my Birth Certificate would have you believe! Because I was born in the hills of Wales, snow was regularly on the ground, as it was yesterday. So friends were unable to get to me for my Party. It will also become an important day in the History of this Pandemic, 100,000 people having sadly lost their lives to this Virus.

I have had to truly take hold of what has been a Faith I have had since a young teenager:

“In the beginning; God created the Heaven and the Earth”. Gen 1.1.

We move from there through the Old Testament, where from time-to-time references are made to the coming of Jesus and the ultimate outcome:

“He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on Him, and by His Wounds – we are healed.” Is: 53.5.

And finally –

“The same Saviour who died for us, is now interceding for us in Heaven. As our High Priest”. Rom: 8.34.

“My Peace” says Jesus, “I give unto you”. John 14.27.

Blessings during these difficult days.

In Him

Alice.