Zephaniah 3

Hello everyone,

Many thanks for the response to last week’s prayer Letter.

Again, this week we have a request for Prayer from Sussex Police.

We have had a significant number of people jumping off Beachy Head in the past couple of weeks. It would be great to be praying for those families who have lost loved ones, as well as those members of the public who have witnessed people jumping and our own Officers, Chaplains and Coastguard Teams who have to deal with the aftermath. There is obviously a worrying trend at the moment which is drawing people to Beachy Head and it would be great for our Christian Police community to pray into breaking that draw / attraction and to also pray for the right people and resources to be in place to offer those in crisis the help and guidance they need to stop them feeling they have no option other than to commit suicide.

A few weeks ago, I attended our Prayer Meeting at HQ’s as usual. As one Officer arrived, he was very enthusiastic about showing us a video on his mobile phone of his youngest child – a young toddler. In the video she is playing with her toys at the table. In the background you can hear music. Apparently, it is her favourite song from Church, “Oh Happy Day”. In between the play with the toys and the words that she cannot sing, out comes “Happy Day” and so it goes on throughout the video. Her Dad who was showing us this video was so thrilled at his little one and her enthusiasm in singing these words. As I watched the video and heard Dad’s excitement over his little one, I was reminded as to how excited God our Heavenly Father is over us – His Children.

“The Lord your God is with you, He is a Mighty Saviour. He will take delight in you and will rejoice over you” Zep: 3.17.

No matter where you are in your Christian walk this week, you have a loving Heavenly Father who delights in you. These thoughts follow on from last week’s Prayer Letter when we thought about “Father’s Day”.

Rest in His Love this week.

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In Him
Alice.

Hello everyone,
Thank you so much for the responses I have received during this last week following the encouragement you have received from a number of recent PL’s. It is still for me a great privilege to be able to write and then allowed to send the PL to Surrey, Sussex and The Met.

* I have also received two requests for Prayer. We have Prayed for such situations before.
Moving into a new job…..
“Please Pray for me to be able to demonstrate wisdom and patience; that the Lord assists me with this new role, so that I can be effective”

* And then our children…….
A request….
“Please Pray for my son, just turned 17, who is experimenting with life, causing me a lot of anxiety and worry. For God to embrace him and keep watch over him”.

In the last few weeks I have heard the same verse a number of times. It is from a book in the Old Testament; a book that is not often used for sermons it would seem to me.

“The LORD your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with singing”. Zeph: 3 17

I am reminded of the hours as a Mum and a Grandma that I must have spent singing to my Children and my Grandchildren; particularly at those times of distress in their very young lives – not feeling well, had a bad dream, concerned. Slowly but surely they have calmed down and eventually gone to sleep in my arms. Such relief for me, because I know that I can return to bed myself and that I have been able to bring love and care into their thoughts and anxieties.

How much more can the Lord do this for us. He sees us for who we are and “He sings over us”.
As members of your Police Forces, I encourage you to allow the knowledge of His Love for you; to sink in and bring a balm to your busy lives.

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May you know in these coming days His Love for you.
Many Blessings in Him
My daily Prayers are with you.
Alice.