We Are The Gospel

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"The Word became flesh and blood and moved into the neighbourhood."John 1:14 (The Message)

 What a great translation! It reminds us that church is so much more than a building , the church is the Gospel lived out in community!

All the small acts of kindness, encouraging words,  smiles, listening well, even chats from a distance to say good morning, have more effect than you will ever know.

In order to love others, we must first know that we are loved! Loved by God  in a way that causes us to wake up every morning and say, "Thank you God, I'm your child and you love me."

The current restrictions don’t prevent us from ‘being’ Jesus where we are. We have all been provided with a Gospel opportunity. It may be on our doorstep, over the phone to a friend, in a letter, or through a chat over the garden fence.

Holy Trinity is a church with an open door and we have come out of the church  building and into the community. The challenge is to BE the message, not just the messenger.

Prayer:
Lord show me today who I can BE the message to and may your love for each one of us come afresh to our heart today.
Amen.

 Sheena Marx

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  1. Unknown3 April 2020 at 16:32

    Thankyou for this beautiful reminder of who and what church is 💜

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