Christians of all ages and from many churches in Ipswich have come together to sing an uplifting blessing for our times. The song is both a prayer that God will bless all and a reminder that God cares for all, a tremendously encouraging thought.
A common theme of worship, is that we seek in God, a refuge, a place of security. In Psalm 17, the Psalmist prays: “Hide me in the shadow of your wings”. Such prayers are often found in the Psalms. But what does it mean to find refuge in God? It cannot be that, through faith, God rearranges our experience to protect us from encountering life’s ups and downs. For, even the strongest of faiths does not insulate us from illness and ill-fortune. What our faith offers, instead, is the conviction that in all the uncertainties of the present and future, we commune with Him who is unchangeable, certain and dependably loving.
"I would not creep along the coast, but steer out in mid-sea, by guidance of the stars." (George Eliot) If we are true to Christ, the journey we will take is not for the fainthearted. But we will be guided on our way by the example of those who have gone before and by the vision of God's Kingdom that lies on the horizon.
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