Friday Reflection-30th May 2025
Sandra’s Soliloquy
Hello Dear Friends
Being driven across the Fens this week, on the way to Spalding, once again I was struck by the magnificent skies, fluffy clouds set in deep blue, and on the way home, watching the huge dark grey cloud ahead, trying to work out where it was. The Fens being so flat, I often stood in a field, whilst walking the dogs in the past, surrounded 360 degrees by sky, and be overwhelmed by the feeling that I was standing on the surface of the earth. This was the feeling I had on our drive too.
Contemplating God’s Creation and the small area that I inhabit, is awesome. Watching the changes in the seasons, growth of plants and arrival of baby creatures and birds, it is hard to imagine the cruelty taking place in other parts of the World, especially wars and genocide. Difficult to comprehend any person making decisions to deprive people of medication, health care, education, LIFE!
I used to use the following song a lot in services as a prayer and it has a beautiful tune too, it says much that we cannot.
Singing the Faith 693- Justice and Peace.
Beauty for brokenness, hope for despair.
Lord in your suffering world, this is our prayer.
Bread for the children, justice, joy peace,
sunrise to sunset, your Kingdom increase.
Shelter for fragile lives, cures for their ills,
work for all people, trade for their skills;
land for the dispossessed, rights for the weak,
voices to plead the cause, of those who can’t speak.
God of the poor
friend of the weak,
give us compassion we pray:
melt our cold hearts
let tears fall like rain;
come change our love
from a spark to a flame.
Refuge from cruel wars, havens from fear,
cities for sanctuary, freedoms to share.
Peace to the killing fields,
Scorched earth to green,
Christ for the bitterness, his cross for the pain.
Rest for the ravaged earth, oceans and streams
plundered and poisoned- our future, our dreams.
Lord end our madness, carelessness greed;
make us content with the things that we need.
Refrain
Lighten our darkness, breathe on this flame
until your justice burns brightly again;
until the nations learn of your ways,
seek your salvation and bring you their praise.
Refrain
Graham Kendrick
Lord, we use these words as our prayer, melt our cold hearts and show us how we can make a difference. In Jesus’ Name we pray. Amen.
God Bless everyone-Sandra x
God of the Poor (Original Version) by UK Worship Leader Graham Kendrick - Lyric Video