WELCOME TO THE PARISH OF SKETTY
HOLY TRINITY’S NEWS
SUNDAY 29th.. AUGUST 2010 PENTECOST 14
THE LAST WORD
MEDITATIONS FROM LIFE
Recycling is a major issue today. The Government expects us to recycle items
made of paper and cardboard, glass and tins, plastic and mobile phones. When
I see how full my bags are when ready to be collected I wonder where everything
used to go before and think about all that waste.
So what about our Christian faith; how good are we at recycling that? How
much do we use our faith to benefit others? Do we just keep it to ourselves or
do we share it with others and pass it on? Do we waste any of it? How can we
re-
inspirations gained from prayer; knowledge gained from Scripture study, people
welcomed into church and staying because of the love and acceptance we give
them; others becoming leaders because we have helped and encouraged them;
relationship saved through humility and forgiveness. These things we can do
repeatedly!
Our faith may have helped us to cope by trusting Jesus in a crisis. Have we
learnt from that and can we build upon it and perhaps share it with others so that
they too can come to know the loving care of Jesus: pass the experience on,
recycle it?
Another thing to think about is do we need to go back to basics. Is our faith
like those plastic bags? They are manmade. They last a long time and are very
difficult to get rid of, often causing harm to animals and the environment and
being of little use to anyone else. They weaken and tear and although the material
lasts a long time, they are no longer fit for purpose. The original material from
which our faith is made is the Holy Spirit inspired Scriptures of our faith, which
teach us the will of God and the way to live in imitation of the life and teachings
of His son, our Lord Jesus. Trying to manufacture our beliefs according to
manmade ideas, doesn’t work. It can become weakened and destructive and
cause lasting damage to the church in general.
When we next put out our recycling bags and see how much we have in
them why don’t we take time to sit quietly and think about what we would put in
our recycling bags of our faith?
Sister Marian
GIVING IN GRACE
THE LAST WORD
The EFCW web-
now offers thoughts on the Sunday Readings:
Sketty Parish invites all to practise
Christian
faith, together serving God
and our community
by sharing
the good news
of Jesus.
