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John 3:16

For God so loved the world that He gave His only-begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

Jesus Christ Witness God’s Victorious Army

Charity No. 1081578 www.godpod.org.uk
Spring 2023 NEWSLETTER

Charity No. 1081578 www.godpod.org.uk

Easter Greetings
Easter greetings to you all, once again the season for sowing has arrived, in Numbers 11 we
read how the people complained and the Lord heard it and was displeased. Again the people were
not satisfied with heavenly food as they craved and lusted for the food from Egypt. They soon
forgot the slavery and brutal whip of their task master.
Not satisfied with the heavenly manna and the kindness of God. God’s manna’s colour was
like bdellium (bedo/lach) white frost on the ground considered as a precious stone,
Rev2:17 please read: Israel had lost what God was doing for them, setting them free, making a
new nation, new land protecting them, feeding them, they could only think of what He wasn’t doing
for them, only about food that then sowed dissatisfaction.
The manna white stone are a foreshadow of the Lord, what we sow is not made alive unless it
dies, it must have the right conditions in Cor 15:3 5 as Paul likens our resurrection, but growth in a
garden seed placed in the ground will not grow unless it dies, the plant that grows is very different
from the seed that was sown, because God gives it a new body (1Cor 15:42) please read, what
was sown in corruption raised incorrupt, sown in dishonour raised in glory, sown natural, raised
spiritual. We are in grafted wild olive branch into the true vine.
I grafted my own tomatoes from old disease resistant root stock, sown both together, when a
graft is taken you grow on your variety from perfect root stock. Jesus is the perfect root stock we
draw our goodness from Him, our lily of the valley is starting to grow in our garden and will fill the
garden, and we are the fragrance of Jesus to God who are being saved and among those who are
perishing. Question? What kind of seed are we sowing, do we complain, grumble, murmur about
the weather, against the bread from heaven? We must be careful because He will hear, let us sow
seed that will last for eternal life in our risen Lord Jesus Christ.
Every blessing in His name Mick.
How strange that souls whom Jesus feeds with manna from above,
Should grieve Him by their evil deeds and sin against His love.
But ’tis a greater marvel still that He from whom they stray,
Should bear with their rebellious will and wash their sins away.
Author unknown

Walking The Cross Witness
It is with great regret that we will not be able to carry out this witness this year for a number
of reasons. It has been an honour to serve the Lord in this way for many years and we hope to
continue in the future should circumstances and health allow.
Easter A Time For Reflection
Now springtime is here, we see nature renewing itself with fresh growth on the trees and new
life all around. With longer daylight hours and warmer weather to enjoy we give thanks. Father
God has set the seasons for us as He controls all things. It is good to marvel at creation and give
thanks to Father God for His generous supply as He sustains all things.
The greatest gift God has given to mankind was His only Son who was born at Bethlehem as a
man to identify Himself with us. As the scriptures say “Fully God and Fully Man”. Long ago in the
garden of Eden when Adam and Eve fell into sin by their disobedience we have suffered as
mankind with the sin nature and this has separated us from God. We needed a redeemer! Jesus
Christ truly is our redeemer as He took all our sin when He suffered and died on the cross.
Without His sacrifice we would be lost forever. Every Easter is a good time to reflect, have we by
His grace grown in our relationship with Him or are we drifting?
The miracle of Easter Sunday truly inspires as Jesus rose from the dead and is alive in Heaven
interceding for all who call Him as Lord and Saviour. There is one question we all need to answer
is Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour if not, why not?
May you have a blessed Easter. Roy

Trusting God
Proverbs 3 v 5 tells us to trust in the Lord with all our heart and lean not on our own
understanding.
‘Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding;
In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths’.
Do we do this? Do we find it hard? God knows what he is doing.
Why we should trust him: –
He knows better than we do (James 1-6). All things are possible with God (Mark 9-23)
He is worthy of our trust, and wants the best for us.
Do read the story of Joseph and how he trusted God. Genesis chapters 37-50.
God Bless, Lindy.

The Ascension
Act 1:6 Therefore, when they had come together, they asked Him, saying, “Lord, will You at
this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” Act 1:7 And He said to them, “It is not for you to know
times or seasons which the Father has put in His own authority. Act 1:8 But you shall receive
power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem,
and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” Act 1:9 Now when He had spoken
these things, while they watched, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight.
Act 1:10 And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood
by them in white apparel, Act 1:11 who also said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into
heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will so come in like manner
as you saw Him go into heaven.” From NKJV.
Have a very happy and blessed Easter from the Team and Trustees.

John 3:16

For God so loved the world that He gave His only-begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

Jesus Christ Witness God’s Victorious Army

Charity No. 1081578 www.godpod.org.uk
Autumn 2022 NEWSLETTER

Charity No. 1081578 www.godpod.org.uk

Greetings
Greetings everyone,
In the book of Jonah when God told Jonah to go to Nineveh he shot off in the opposite direction.
The Assyrians were a powerful and wicked nation and Jonah hated them, but he could not run from God. He boarded a boat for Joppa and God sent a great wind on the sea. The mariners were in fear of their lives; Jonah wasn’t worried as he was asleep and he would sooner die than go to Nineveh.
God sovereign work is evident: –
Chapter 1v4 wind v17 fish; Chapter 2v10 release of Jonah; Chapter 4v6 the vine, v7 worm, v8
wind. In chapter 1v9 we see Jonah’s first of three confessions,2v9 and 4v2.
Jonah had concern for the seamen but not for Nineveh. He said throw me overboard but the men
were reluctant to shed innocent blood but Jonah persuaded them to do so.
Chapter 2 we see he was drowning but the Lord provided a great fish to swallow him up.
Chapter 2v1 he called to the Lord; v6 was brought up from the pit; v9 He gave a song of
thanksgiving and confession; salvation comes from the Lord. Chapter 3 as soon as Jonah went to
Nineveh and spoke the words God told him to and salvation did come to them after repenting.
Chapter 4v1 Jonah was angry because he knew that this would happen as he did not want them
to be saved. God even supplied shelter for Jonah yet he was more concerned about the shelter
from the vine than God showing kindness and mercy to more than hundred and twenty thousand
people and many livestock.
Psalm 36v6 & Eze 33v11 – God takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked. Eze 18v21-23.
Jonah rejoiced in His mercies to Israel but only wrath to their enemies. Have a look at what Jonah
said to the Lord in Chapter 4v2.
Please read as there are only 4 chapters in Jonah and let us see where we stand. Do we weep
over lost items, animals or when we are swept away by sudden circumstances or, do we have no
compassion for the lost? Do we follow the Lord or run away from our commission?
God was glorified using one man to save a nation! Every blessing Mick.
Chale Show
What a great joy to have been at this year’s show. The show was well attended and so our face
painting team was extremely busy. To see a child’s face light up looking in a mirror after their face paint was such a joy. This was a great opportunity for Christian witness and many tracts were
given out and conversations made. We thank the organisers for enabling us to be there. We thank
the Lord for this great opportunity.

“You Must Be Born Again”
In John’s gospel chapter 3 verses 1-16. We have Nicodemus’ encounter with Jesus at night time.
Jesus said to Nicodemus “you must be born again”. Being born again of the spirit is absolutely
essential for us to have a relationship with God. It is the Holy Spirit who brings to life the scriptures as we read them and He also enables us to live a godly life in this fallen world. Again, the Holy Spirit develops in our lives His fruit as described in Galatians chapter 5 verse 22 but the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-
control (NKJV). This is evidence that we have truly been born again! Of course, these very fruits
are the true nature of Jesus Christ our dear Lord and Saviour. May we each reflect our Saviour’s
nature in the way we speak, live and witness to His glory.
Every blessing to you and your families. Roy
The Journey of life
As we go through life, we can become disappointed as we do not always get what we want – the
job, promotion, house, the place where we live; our health which can deter us from doing the
things we want. When we look back, we can often see why God has not given us what we want.
There is a reason – the job he has put us in, the place where we live, the promotion we never got,
which could have meant not coping with the job. Even health wise it is difficult to understand why,
but we know God is always with us holding our hand as we go through life. Heather.
A Royal Throne and a Finished work
Our last newsletter coincided with the platinum jubilee of our Queen and this time also we find that we are in the midst of history being written as Her Majesty Elizabeth II has passed from this
earthly abode to the heavenly realms to stand before her Lord and king. In one week, we had a
change of prime minister and a royal accession as her son, the royal heir, has been crowned King
Charles III. It is certainly a pivotal point in history and the life of this nation and indeed the world.
For 70 years Queen Elizabeth carried out her duties with dedication and service. She confessed
her faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and has now finished the work that was entrusted to her, so has
now passed on the baton. In this time of mourning, remembrance and celebration we may be
reminded that not everything stays the same. So many had grown up and lived as Elizabethans. It
seemed the dear Queens reign would go on and on. In the course of history, nations rise up and
are again laid low, dictators and conflicts come and go; monarchs have their allotted time and in
the case of her Majesty having such a central focus in history has now gone on from here and left
behind a changing world.
We must keep our eyes on the Lord of history who does not change and is not held up or subdued
by the things of time. As with the Queen, we His people are part of ‘His-story’. We remember the
Servant King who left His royal throne and dwelt among His creation, taking on our likeness and
identifying with humankind. He carried our sorrows and our iniquities and cried ‘It is Finished!’ He finished that work He came to do and He is our Lord, Saviour, High Priest, Coming King as well as the believer’s true friend. Has there ever been a monarch like Jesus who owned all yet laid aside His glory for his people and become a friend of sinners?
I love the words of the last verse of this great hymn, ‘I’ve found a friend, oh such a friend, so kind
and true and tender; so wise a counsellor and guide, so mighty a defender, from Him who loves
me now so well, what power my soul can sever? Shall life or death, shall earth or hell? No! I am
His forever.’ James G. Small 1866 – I’ve found a friend, oh such a friend (final verse). Amen.
Prayer: Father, help us to finish the race and to complete the work you have given us to do so
Jesus would be made known through the power of the Gospel, In His name, Amen. – N.V.

Every Blessing, the team & trustees.

John 3:16

For God so loved the world that He gave His only-begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

Jesus Christ Witness God’s Victorious Army

Charity No. 1081578 www.godpod.org.uk
Spring 2022 NEWSLETTER

Charity No. 1081578 www.godpod.org.uk

Greetings
“With loving kindness I have drawn thee” Jer: 31 vrs 3.
Greetings to you all in the Lord Jesus Christ.
We’ve had a lot of fellowship lately with Percy!!! (PERSEVERANCE!!)
It seems that life is one big fair ground, you try to get information and straight away you are taken for a ride on a carousel. An automated voice tells you that you are No 28 in the queue and for
training purposes, press 1 for stress, press 2 for depression, press 3 for anxiety; ‘our lines are very busy at the moment and your call is very important to us’!!! 2 hours later, blood pressure goes up, someone answers the phone to tell you that all the slots have been taken and you’ll have to call back tomorrow morning ha! ha! (PERSEVERANCE!!)
Isaiah says in 48 vrs 10 “I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction”.
Our infinite gracious God never puts us on “hold”, He’s always attentive to His children’s cry.
Paul says we’re justified by faith so we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, access by faith into His grace, unmerited favour, knowing that tribulation produces PERSEVERANCE!
CHARACTER and HOPE. Now hope does not disappoint because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
By God’s grace we shall endeavour this Holy week to walk the cross as in previous years. We would appreciate your prayers, this year will be a little different as we’re small in number and we’ll be walking on the pavements only.
The Lord willing, there will be street witness in St James’s square Newport on Good Friday. It will most definitely be PERSEVERANCE!! We offer God our weaknesses that He would enable us to fulfil the desire of our hearts to be witnesses for the Lord Jesus Christ. We purpose in our hearts but ultimately God directs our steps. 2 Cor 12 vrs 9. My grace is sufficient for you, for my strength is made perfect in weakness.
May the Good Lord bless you this Easter, family, friends and loved ones.
Every blessing Mick.

Gods Faithfulness
Covid has left many people so fearful that they found it difficult to leave their homes or go out and
meet people, or go to the shops or Church as they would have liked. Also, with the different things
going on in the world and the terrible things that are happening in Ukraine at the time of writing this, are not helping, but God is also doing miracles in Ukraine. We all have different fears, some
irrational. One of mine for some reason was motorways, where to see our relations we need to go on three different motorways in succession to get there. I had to pray hard about it, and when God finally released me from this fear it made such a difference to my life and made me feel quite
joyous. Regardless of what happens in life, the Lord tells us not to fear, He will take care of us. In Timothy it says God did not give us a spirit of fear. David said in Psalm 34 verse 4. “I sought the Lord and he delivered me from all my fears.” May we seek the Lord and with his help overcome our fears.
We thank you for your continued interest and we give praise to the dear Lord, Amen.

Run With Endurance
Hebrews 12 vrs 1 & 2, Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of
witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which easily ensnares us, and let us run with
endurance the race that is set before us looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith,
who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the
right hand of the throne of God.
The writer of Hebrews seeks to encourage us not to give up as there is a great cloud of witnesses
urging us on. He also refers to our dear Saviour who bore great suffering on the cross to save us
from our sins and to give us who believe and trust Him eternal life. At the time of writing we are
looking forward to Holy Week and all that it means to us. Every time we share in communion we
remember our Lord affectionately until the day we attend that great feast the marriage supper of
the Lamb. What joy awaits us when we see Him face to face. Let us run with endurance so that we
may hear those words “Well done good and faithful servant”. Every blessing Roy

Gods peace in the turmoil
Praise the Lord,
Give thanks to the Lord,
His love endures forever
Psalm (106:1)

We can’t help but worry about things that are out of our control and happening in the world today.
Covid is still a massive worry for most of us, as well as all the personal circumstances we all go through. We can know and trust in a powerful God who can help us overcome these struggles, if we trust in him.
Philippians (4:6-7) tells us “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which tran-scends all understanding will guard your hearts and minds, in Christ Jesus”.
Love and blessings to you all – Lin.

Easter Outreach
The Easter holidays are nearly on us once again and it seems a long time ago since we were out and about in this way. We look forward to this year’s ‘Walk of Witness’ though reduced in number. Who knows what opportunities for gospel conversation the Lord will direct, but pray that He will certainly use this time for His glory and that seeds will be sown. The walk will take place from Palm Sunday 10th April to Easter Sunday 17th April, with a rest day on Saturday April 16th. On Good Friday we will be aiming to set up for street outreach at St James Square, Newport in the morning.
The walks will be through pavement areas only with the cross being transported between town areas of the island. We may not be able to do what we once did physically for the walk, but spiritually we make ourselves available and who knows that the loving, gracious Lord we serve may speak hope into the life of someone in need of Jesus .

Every Blessing, the team & trustees.

John 3:16

For God so loved the world that He gave His only-begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

Jesus Christ Witness God’s Victorious Army

Charity No. 1081578 www.godpod.org.uk
AUTUMN 2021 NEWSLETTER

Charity No. 1081578 www.godpod.org.uk

Jesus Is The Answer
Much love in our dear Lord Jesus Christ,
I have just finished a study on the book of Job, and how intimately it is tied to the New Testament.
We as followers of Jesus are not exempt from pain and suffering, I myself have been facing cancer for two years, as well as all the other pains as we get older. Such as opening a bag of crisps, unscrewing a jar of jam or changing a light bulb, when you’re shoulders won’t let you.
It’s one pain on top of many others, then you get the news you have cancer, it can be a painful experience that could put you down in the dust with Job. We can feel sorry for ourselves.
We may think that God doesn’t hear us when we pray, because we have fallen short of His high standard of Holy living. If we have trusted Jesus Christ for our salvation, wonderfully God has forgiven us, even when we feel our prayers are not being answered.
He still hears and answers in His good time, although they may not be what we expect.
Instead of looking at God in the shadow of our problem, let’s look at the problem in the light of God’s love and power, for He’s able to do more than we can imagine, and bring about our healing and restoration. I’ve just got the all clear from cancer, Praise the Lord.
As I said in the beginning, Job and the New Testament are intimately tied because Job’s and our problems are answered perfectly in the Lord Jesus Christ.
Subject ( ref:Job) (Jesus is the answer)
-Someone must help us approach God (Job 9:32-33). (1 Tim 2:5).
– Is there life after death? (Job 14:14).(John 11:25).
-There is one in heaven working on our behalf,(Job 16:19) (Hebrews 9:24).
-There is one who can save us from judgment (Job 19:25).( Hebrews 7:24-25).
-Where can we find God. (Job 23:3-5).(John 14:9).
-What is important in life. (Job 21:7-15). (Math 16:25-26 & John 3:16).
Check it out for yourselves!!! and be encouraged.
Healing and safety and love be yours Mick.

Autumn, a time for gathering in
Many of us like to grow our own vegetables and fruit. Now is the time that we look forward to har-vesting the fruit of our labours. It is always good to thank the Lord for His abundant provision, es-pecially when we eat our meals. It can be so easy to take God’s rich blessings for granted!
I am always reminded of the hymn by Henry Alford:-
Come ye thankful people come
Raise the song of harvest home
All is safely gathered in
Ere the Winter storms begin
God our maker doth provide
For our wants to be supplied
Come to God’s own temple, come
Raise the song of harvest home

Verse two refers to us being holy and pure.
Verse three refers to the end of the age when God shall come.
Verse four refers to the church triumphant now in heaven.
Jesus said “ that the harvest is plenty but the labourers are few”. Matt 9v37.

During this difficult time of dealing with the Covid situation it has had a great effect on our lives in what we could or could not do. Sharing Christian fellowship face to face has also come with it’s
difficulties but praise our God who has (so far) seen us safely through.
There are many opportunities to share the good news if we are willing, and often in practical ways.
We are so grateful for the faithful support given to the “Godbus” outreach. Your prayers and financial support is greatly appreciated.
Another hymn comes to mind written by Edward Joseph Burns that starts with the phrase:-

We have a gospel to proclaim good news for men in all the earth
The gospel of a Saviours name: we sing His glory, tell His worth.

May our zeal for our dear Lord and His gospel never wane.
Every blessing, Roy.

Count your Blessings
Recently I seem to be reading or hearing about counting your blessings. Some days it is hard to count our blessings, whether we be in chronic pain, the loss of someone close, or feeling lonely, when life seems too much especially in the night when things look bleak and we cannot sleep for whatever reason. But we are all precious in God’s sight and he wants to comfort us in these times.

There is so much to be thankful for, the sunshine, the flowers which are amazing especially when you look closely at the details in each one of them, the trees, the clouds all so different. We are thankful for our Church family, especially when our own family live far away or we live on our own. Also, friends can be a real blessing, and especially for God always being there for us.

Perhaps if at the end of the day we could write down our blessings, however small or big and think of the lovely chorus from the old hymn. “Count your blessings name them one by one, Count your blessings see what God has done; Count your blessings name then one by one, And it will surprise you what the Lord has done.”- Heather.

May God’s blessing be with you all. From the team & trustees.
We pray that you may be encouraged in the Lord and experience the peace of His word in your hearts.

Thank you for your continued interest and we give praise to the dear Lord, Amen.

John 3:16

For God so loved the world that He gave His only-begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

Jesus Christ Witness God’s Victorious Army

Charity No. 1081578 www.godpod.org.uk
AUTUMN 2020 NEWSLETTER

Charity No. 1081578 www.godpod.org.uk

Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” Acts 4: 12 NKJV

Greetings in His Name
What’s in a name? In ancient times, it said everything about the character of the person.
Psalm 111v9: He provides redemption for His people. He ordained His covenant forever, forever Holy and awesome is His name, the name above all other names.
Psalm 111v5: provides food for those who fear Him “our daily bread”.
Psalm 5v11: But let all who take refuge in you be glad, let them ever sing for joy, spread your protection over them that those that love your name may rejoice in you.
Psalm 79v6: We can pray to His name.
Psalm 20v1: & Proverbs 18v10 The name of the Lord protects.
Psalm 54v1: The Lord saves by His name and His saving acts testify that His name is near.
Psalm 52v9: hope in His name; Psalm 7v17: sing praise to His name
Psalm 89v16: and rejoice in His name Psalm 69v36: both love-Psalm 61v5: and fear are directed toward His name.
2 Chronicles 7: 14 if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
Don’t make this present situation a time to be afraid but fear the Lord in a reverential way that is wise.
What’s in a name? I Am the way the truth and the life no one comes to the Father except through ME. – John 14: 6. WHAT A NAME !!
As the song goes, we’ll meet again, don’t know where, don’t know when, but I know we’ll meet again some SON-e-day!!!
Every blessing, Mick.

Give thanks
It is good to give thanks to our Lord and Saviour for the miracle of salvation. To think that He gave His life for us to save us from the wrath to come demonstrates His perfect love and compassion. Jesus cared much about the lost, the orphan and the widow that’s why He died to save us from our sin. We have much to rejoice in as we consider His love and care for each of us despite our present circumstances. We must be careful not to grumble about our circumstances as this offends God our Father in that it says that He is not in control and yet He is Sovereign over all.
Psalm 103 vrs 1 says “Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless His holy name.
God bless – Roy.

A year to remember
There have always been scenes or events of history that spark future remembrance for different reasons. When we dwell on years past there may well be a certain one that has great significance to us. It may bring back times of reminiscence, times of reflection on past historical events or times of celebration as well as remembrance that also brings back times of grief. Many people may remember where they were in a particular year when something occurred that has had a profound effect on the world stage. People may recall where they were when the news broadcast informed the nation about the tragedy involving Princess Diana, many others recall the day of 9/11 and what they were doing that day. Some may tell you what they remembered from the year you were born. In my case it was the year President Kennedy was assassinated. For others it may be when England won the world cup. Of course personal remembrance plays a great part as we may all remember the year, the place and time our children were born or things that have happened that have changed the course of one’s life for good. We know things never stay the same and the scenes of life change and who could have predicted what this year was going to bring? Who knows how long this Corona virus situation is going to remain and who knows how this year will end? This year will certainly leave a lasting memory etched in this nation and around the world.

A year in perspective
We cannot take away how many may recall this year but there is a sure way to remember this year in context as well as any other year. I remember when any year was written down, it was followed by the letters AD, ‘Anno Domini’ meaning ‘the year of our Lord’. Also there was BC – Before Christ for the years of the past preceding Jesus’ birth. Every year is significant as it relates to when our Saviour God stepped into human history.
In November we will remember the world’s conflicts once again and those who laid down their lives. We mark the end of war time and when peace was declared. We may also remember that in a fallen world the conflict of human kind has raged since the beginning when we lost our place with the living God and so lost peace within ourselves and with one another.
Whatever happens for the remainder of the months ahead before 2021 comes upon us, we know that nothing falls outside of the Lord’s Kingly reign or the scope of His power. It is fitting that we will once again reflect as the year draws to its close, on that time when the Lord Jesus was born in human likeness and came to rescue us from sin and a lost eternity. He visited us in divine love and brought reconciliation and hope when we as a dying race were lost. He is bigger than all our doubt, our fears, our disappointments, our trials and our cares because of who He is.

Lord of the years
Our times are in God’s hands and as the author of life He has complete control and knowledge of us and has allotted the days of our lives.
‘For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother’s womb. I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvellous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well. My frame was not hidden from You, when I was made in secret, And skilfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. And in Your book they all were written, the days fashioned for me, when as yet there were none of them’. – Psalm 139: 13-16. That alone calls for our response and to trust in the dear Lord and to surrender our own understanding and ways to a faithful God. The hymn writer Timothy Dudley Smith wrote the words of the well known worship song, ‘Lord for the years, your love has kept and guided…’. There is such a lot in that hymn that can speak to us that rings with biblical gospel truth, but I will draw your attention to one of the verses.
‘Lord, for our world; when we disown and doubt him,
loveless in strength, and comfortless in pain;
hungry and helpless, lost indeed without him,
Lord of the world, we pray that Christ may reign’.

May the Lord’s grace be with you and your loved ones.