Hazelwell Weekly Contact July 9th 2023
6 Jul 2023 • Weekly Notices
Hazelwell Weekly Contact July 9th 2023
(Trinity 5 ) 10.00am
Morning Worship
Led by Val Harris
| Please pray for |
. The friends and relations of Nahel Merzouk who was shot in Paris and all those who have been caught up in the resultant riots
All who work in the NHS as the service reaches it's 75th anniversary
The Palestinians and Israeli forces involved in the exchange of fire in Jenin.
Food Bank
The demand for help from foodbanks continues to rise and will be even higher with the onset of Summer Holidays. We continue to collect food for The Spearhead Trust. Please consider bringing donations with you on Sunday and leave on the table at the back of church.
Alternatively, consider donating to a local foodbank in the course of your
weekly shop via local supermarket collection.
Reflection on Matthew 11:vs 28-30 from "The Dome Blog"
Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light. Matthew 11:28-30
This Gospel is one of my favourite Scripture passages. In this reading Jesus invites all who are weary and burdened to come to Him. Jesus promises that if we come to Him, He will give us rest. And the rest He gives will renew and restore us.
Ask yourself: What in your life wearies you? What wears you down or exhausts you? From what do you need rest? It might be worry about your loved ones, health concerns, financial concerns, feeling overwhelmed by your responsibilities or perhaps feeling alone. I assume that many of us are weary to some degree. What do we do at these times? How do we handle the weariness? Do we carry our burdens alone? Or do we take our burdens, anxiety and weariness to Jesus and ask Him for the grace and rest that we need?
It would be wonderful if simply taking our worries and weariness to Jesus immediately and magically made everything right again. However, we know from experience that this typically doesn’t happen. Our concerns or worries may still be with us. However, if we bring them to Jesus, He will grace us with the strength we need to keep going and also to keep hoping. The question may be: do we truly trust Jesus?
Today, ask yourself: what concerns, worries or anxieties are on my mind today? Then I invite you to sit quietly with Jesus for a few minutes. Just simply “be” with Him. You don’t need to say anything since Jesus already knows what you are thinking and feeling. Place your anxieties, fears or worries in His hands. Simply spending time with Him will give you rest and it also lighten your burden. Trust Him! Jesus is waiting for you!