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I love you
In February and March we have two opportunities to turn our thoughts towards some of the people whom we love – Valentine’s Day and Mothering Sunday.
Perhaps you will be sending cards or flowers or sharing a meal together. It’s so good to tell people that you love them.
Perhaps, if someone you love has died, they will be bitter-sweet occasions for you, as you remember your loved one with joy, but regret the fact that they are no longer with you.
Love is an important part of human life. To love and be loved are what most of us long for most of all, and it hurts when we don’t receive the love we long for.
As a Christian I believe that God loves each one of us, without any exceptions, with a love which is deeper and stronger than anything we can imagine. Each one of us is precious to him, and he wants the best for us all.
Sadly, many people try to ignore God. They don’t really want him to interfere in their lives and they don’t take any notice of the advice he gives us about the best way for us to live our lives. As a result the world is in a mess.
In spite of our turning away, God still loves us, unconditionally, and he continues to offer us his help and guidance. He wants to make a difference in your life – and through you, to make a difference in the world. Will you let him?
God didn’t send a card or a bunch of flowers, he sent his Son, Jesus Christ, and his message to the world is:
I love you.
Jan Foden
Praying for our community
We believe that an important part of the ministry of the Church is to pray for people in our community. During the next two months we
shall be praying for everyone who lives on the following roads:
February March
Top Road Arren Close
Wheatfield Close Birch Tree Close
White House View Bramwith Lane
Windam Drive Brosley Avenue
Woodford Road Browning Road
Armthorpe Lane Burns Road
Whether you live on one of these roads or on any other, please get in touch if you would like us to pray for you or for someone close to you. Put a note in the Prayer Box in the Post Office or contact me at the
vicarage (tel: 01302 882835 or email: peterandpaul@hotmail.co.uk)
Jan Foden (St Peter and St Paul, Barnby Dun)
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