BH Bulletin - Thursday 23 July 2020

Thought for the Day by Catharine Currell
(Families Minister)

​I have heard people say many times over the last few months that they feel ‘overwhelmed’. Some are overwhelmed by the sheer volume of information coming at them over the internet; some by the pressures and anxieties that social media can provoke. Family life, Zoom meetings, technology, isolation can all be overwhelming. Some of us are overwhelmed by the tasks ahead as we negotiate the complexities of life after lockdown. Some are overwhelmed by grief or by horror at the evil at work in the world.
As we have looked into the book of Daniel in our evening services recently I have been struck by how overwhelmed Daniel was by the visions that God showed him in chapter 7 and those following. His humble trust in God didn’t keep him from that feeling, nor did his faith protect him from the dangers, stresses, responsibilities and complexities of life. But the visions he saw and recorded for us are a testament to the fact that God is not overwhelmed. He has never been taken by surprise by the turn that history has taken, never failed to notice evil at work, never been caught unprepared for disaster. He is the LORD almighty, whose kingdom is everlasting.
In our awareness that the news, the situation or the tasks are too much for us, let’s remember that they are not too much for God. Let’s mourn, pray, speak, act or wait trusting that God can do what we cannot. He is bigger than we know and more loving and more just than we can understand. In our ‘overwhelmed-ness’ let’s join in with Paul’s prayer:
 
Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.    Ephesians 3:20-21
Catharine

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​​Sunday 26 July 9.00am Service. Booking now open.

As advised booking has now opened for next Sunday's service at Bishop Hannington. There has already been a good response with over half the tickets having been allocated.
You can book your place by either using MyChurchsuite, the website or if you don’t have internet access you can ring the office.  You will need to book a place for everyone in your group that is coming including anyone under 18.

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I Believe in Angels (a child's eye view)

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