Jesus washing his disciples' feet: a tale of Hils and her verruca

Hi all,

This week's Breathe readings take us to John 13, where Jesus washes his disciples' feet. A passage we all know.... Or do we? Recently I have been wondering what it means to follow Jesus' command and wash each others feet.

I think what comes to most people's mind is the term "service". We are called to serve our brothers and sisters. But I have come to realise that it is something much deeper than that.

Happy Valentine's Day: Martha, Mary and Lazarus

Today our Breathe readings take us to John 11:1-44.  Now I was reading this this morning and there are piles and piles of stuff here.  Loads and loads of it!

I think today though I was really struck by the friendship that Jesus had with Martha, Mary and Lazarus.  This trio of brother and two sisters were some of Jesus's closest friends, he would often stay at their house or pop in for a cup of tea.  

Photo for 24-7 Prayer

Leicester Prison is just 135 paces from Holy Trinity Church. On the photo you can see the church spire above the wall to the left of the picture.

We are all God's Favourite

Thank you Elaine for a brilliant sermon, I was fortunate enough to hear it twice. It brought home to me just how amazing our God is. The compassion & love that he showed Peter, is the same for us, and it's wonderful. I’m grateful to God that I along with everyone else can claim to be his favourite.

Mandy

I can really know you .... this is amazing!

My recommendation of the day! 

Yesterday I got away from it all and went for my Lord's Prayer moment in the cathedral during my lunch break. Perhaps if you work in the city like me, you wanna give it a go, I had a great time, proving that it is true that man does not live on 'Subway' alone!

Today's 1 John 5:20-21 leads me to reflect on the words of Jesus in Matthew 7:21-23 where He plainly warns us that many will say Lord Lord didn't we do this and this and this and He will plainly say 'away from me I never knew you' (my paraphrase). 

Giving Jesus credit

I often find it difficult to take a fresh perspective on a familiar story - my 'auto-pilot' takes over and my mind is already at the end of the story before my eyes have a chance to catch up. This Sunday morning we heard about Jesus' miracle at the wedding at Cana (John 2), and the powerful message it brings of change in our lives and in the world. I was struck, though, by the context of the miracle.

I am

John 8: 57-59

As I seek to follow the great 'I am', I pray to be like Christ today and say

I am willing to be 'crucified' with false allegations for the sake of the gospel (verse 48)

I am praying that I will be posessed with a single focus to honour God (verse 49)

I am going to point people to the Father who alone is the judge of all (verse 50)

I am going to live forever and not die (verse 51)

I am going to live by a superior realm to the natural order of things (verse 52-53)

I am going to be glorified and set apart as a Jesus man! (verse 54)

I am created to know God and keep his word (verse 55)

I am going to live for Jesus return (verse 56-57)

I am ready to be persecuted for my faith (verse 59)

Amen

John 1:1-14

John 1:1-14 Have you ever bore the pain of walking into a room and it being as though you were not even there present. It was like people neither recoginsed you or received you. How magnified that must have been and still is today for the maker of the universe. The difference between me and the maker of the universe is that my reaction is to say, 'stuff them', but God's reaction, isn't even a reaction, it's just who he is, to be 'full of grace and truth' to the point of crying out 'Father forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.' WOW! what amazing grace, the depth of his compassion is beyond me, I'd be calling down curses. How much greater for us then who recognise Jesus and receive his reign and rule into our lives. For us, it says, we will be blessed, with 'one blessing after another'. Oh how great are the benefits of being a 'child of God'. May I sing it out from the rooftops how great it is to recognise and receive the light of life. And as for the truth that the light of life, the maker of the universe wants to take up residence inside of me, I would have been happy to worship him, but greater still is the benefit, the reward, that 'the word who became flesh' wants to live inside of me. Surely today is going to be a good day!