Grace and peace to you from God our Father and His Son Jesus Christ.
Remain alert. Keep standing firm in your faith. Keep on being courageous and strong. (1 Cor 16:13 ISV)
This Sunday we celebrate the Transfiguration of our Lord. My prayer is that your relationship with Christ may too be transfigured and you see Him for who He really is in your life. The Disciples had seen Him perform miracles, they had heard His teaching, seen Him heal and they believed in Him. And God chose to reveal to the three disciples a glimpse of Christ’s glory. What a joy, we have in being able to see the glory of God at work in our midst. I pray that God will open your eyes to Christ’s glory, and that you will see what God is doing right here right now, that you will know the intimate love of God, as St Paul said – “And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep His love is.” (Eph 3:18 NLT)
I am grateful to Council who met this week and have set their minds to preparing for our Easter program. May this Lent be a time of restoration of our faith and our interaction with the community of faith. I hope to see the attendance at services grow as we journey forward.
“Let us hold resolutely to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful. And let us consider how to spur one another on to love and good deeds. Let us not neglect meeting together, as some have made a habit, but let us encourage one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching. (Hebrews 10 23-25)
Be assured of my prayers and know how I long to be with you all and embrace you with God’s love. Pray for me as we navigate this season and pray that God’s people respond to the call from our God to build His kingdom. Though I am absent in person, I am very present in spirit and assure you of my commitment to St Mary’s.
Love and peace
Fr Andrew.
