BH Bulletin - Wednesday 29 April 2020

Thought for the Day by Chris Dalton (BH Member)

​I love the Easter stories. It seems wherever His disciples were, Jesus met them there. Whether weeping alone in a garden, walking home with a friend bewildered and confused, sheltering behind closed doors or finding refuge in familiar safe places they encountered the risen Jesus.
For Simon Peter the unpredictability of the days after Easter Sunday sent him back to his default position where life felt ‘normal’. In John 21:3 he says, “I’m going fishing.” Six others decide they will go along; some were fishermen, too, but not all...some were simply friends who decided to be there with him. They fished all night, unsuccessfully, and in the early morning they saw Jesus standing on the shore, cooking breakfast for them and heard him call out. It took a miracle for them to recognise Him and the time they spent on the beach that morning changed everything. They were still in an     in-between time...waiting for Pentecost and the Holy Spirit’s empowering for ministry...but Peter was restored and redirected. His commission was to keep following Jesus and take care of His disciples. There was one thing he was definitely NOT to do and that was to compare himself with any other follower – something which could lead to pride or despair and which would a least distract from the main thing.
In this unpredictable time, it’s easy for us to look at what others are doing and feel we should do more, that we’re unimportant or feeble. It’s also easy to look at others and criticise or judge them for what they’re doing or how they are being affected and feel smug or superior. It’s easy to hide away in our particular default safe places...or coping mechanisms.
Let’s remember that we are in a much better place than those early disciples. We have a constant companion and helper, the Holy Spirit who lives in every believer and we can ask Him minute by minute to help us keep following the Master and keep looking out for each other. 
​Chris

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Prayer Resources from Christopher Wilding
​(BH Member)

7Here are a couple of prayer resources from St Peter's Brighton web site. I suspect there are others like me who are having difficulty knowing how best to pray about the Coronavirus.

Lectio 365 is a magnificent app for those who want to deepen their prayer life. It is available for Apple and Android phone. Yesterday (Monday 27/4) they started a 5 week course, culminating at Pentecost. The course can be started at anytime, so don't worry if you have missed a day. This app is highly recommended.
24-7 Prayer International | Lectio 365
https://www.24-7prayer.com/dailydevotional
​I am sharing this app as I have found it an invaluable prayer help at this time of Corona crisis

​Coronavirus prayer guide: Use this 60-minute prayer guide to help you pray. Click here to download.
God bless
Christopher Wilding

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A thought from Dave Howarth
​(Associate Vicar from Holy Cross)

This posting was found by Dave on Facebook recently:

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​​A Reminder about BH Youth Live - TONIGHT

Stephen and Lizzi Demetriou will be hosting BH Youth LIVE on the Lockdown PraiseUp Youtube page from 7:15-8:15pm tonight. They’ll be teaching from the Bible, playing crazy games, and getting the youth involved in mad fun challenges. If you’re 11-18, come join in the fun! Message Stephen to get involved!

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