The Pharisees said, the disciples of John fast.
But yours eat and drink.
But what will last.
Let us think.
Jesus said can you make wedding guests fast.
While the bridegroom is with them.
They had asked.
And the right answer was given them.
We do not need to fast.
Jesus is with us.
Our faith will last.
He will never leave us.
What matters is what you do.
Not what comes through you.
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John’s disciples fast
Those of Jesus eat and drink
That is the right way
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See Luke 5 : 33-39
Asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will.
In all spiritual wisdom and understanding.
But we have just for a moment to be still.
Not fearing or worrying but hoping.
Master we toiled all night.
And took nothing.
Sometimes we just have to keep up the fight.
Even if time and again we receive nothing.
They enclosed a large number of fish.
And their nets were breaking.
If we keep trying we can get out wish,
And keep succeeding.
The Lord is not on the boat with us.
But he still is with us.
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We toiled all the night
And yet still we caught nothing
But then the Lord came
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See de Colossians 9 : 1-14 and Luke 5: 1–11
From the moment we heard.
We have not ceased to pray for you.
With nothing feared.
We will not forget you.
If we put God at the centre of everything.
All falls into true perspective.
There need be no fearing.
We know all is relative.
What does anything matter.
It’s a drop compared to that great truth,
We cast off every fetter.
From all fears we can stand aloof.
God is here.
Banish all fear.
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For from this moment
We’ve not ceased to pray for you
That’s our destiny
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See Colossians 1 : 9- 14
We should not live this day.
As if it was the last.
We should live this day.
As if it was the first.
We do not know when we will be called.
So better live every day as if we might.
But one thing is clear , we will be sorted.
And perhaps not all will wake to transcendent light.
So be ready.
And remain steady.
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So the Lord will come
Just like a thief in the night
And will we be ready
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See 1 Thessalonians 5
The spirit of the Lord is upon me.
To proclaim good news to the poor.
To proclaim liberty to the captives he sent me.
To all of us even though we are in spirit all too poor.
And recovering of sight to the blind.
To set at liberty those who are oppressed.
But belief must be enshrined.
The truth must be faced.
To proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour.
For all of us, whoever we are.
Our saviour.
Who is both close, personal and universally far.
Will we listen to the scroll.
Are we prepared to toil.
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Here’s the Lord’s spirit
It is upon our Jesus
And setting us free
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See Luke 4 : 16-30