A selection from Genesis 1:26-31:
Then God said, ” Let us make humankind in our image, according to likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the cattle, and over all the wild animals of the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.”
So God created humankind in his image,
in the image of God he created them;
male and female he created them.
Isaiah 11:1-2
A shoot shall come out from the stump of Jesse
and a branch shall grow out of his roots.
the spirit of the Lord shall rest on him,
the spirit of wisdom and understanding,
the spirit of counsel and might,
the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.
What would God say to me in 3 words if the writing was on the wall.
He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the dead
and his kingdom will have no end.
I’m hungry. I finished sucking on my olive hours ago. Mother is sleeping, in fact, everyone is sleeping…Why can’t I? The soft snoring of my mother has calmed me, the sound of murmuring and hushing is combined to create a melody. I’m not scared nor anxious, yet my chest feels heavy, like an invisible weight on top of my chest. Should I be scared? Maybe I should, I won’t. My mind reels memories of my life leading up to this moment, I feel as if I’ll cry, yet no salty tears welled up in my eyes. Is something wrong with me? Why can’t I feel any emotions! I’m holding my tiny matchbox diary in the palm of my hand, I feel something, a smile spread across my face. I felt happiness.
The Bridge is a poem by Joy Cowley, we have written our own poems to share how we too can be a bridge.
This is my view of church on heaven and on Earth.
Meningitis is a uncommon but very serious infection caused by bacteria Neisseria Meningitdis, it lives in our nose and our throat. Those who are at most risk are babies, under 5’s and teenagers. It can be transferred through kisses on the lips, sharing food & drinks, sneezing and coughing, and living in close quarters. We can all prevent Meningitis from spreading by doing the opposite of these! We need to stop sharing food and drinks with our mates, kissing on the lips, wearing a mask if you are sneezing and coughing, if you are living with a lot of people do not share toothbrushes and open windows for air circulation.
Church from my perspective, is a place of prayer open to everyone from different cultures. It is the place that represents the body and blood of Christ , we receive it as spiritual nourishment from Jesus because he loves us.