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WEEKEND FOCUS Saturday–Sunday 3–4 July
PEACE THAT WON’T LIE DOWN By Phil and Sylvie Good, working alongside churches in Beirut supporting refugees. Jesus is the Prince of Peace and he does not lie down and rest while there is injustice destroying the peace he died for. His death bought peace and justice with God, and he is bringing peace and justice to people suffering violence. He will not lie down until peace and justice rule the whole earth. We pray for peace Peace where the pain hurts most Peace for the obvious external violence And peace for the hidden internal violence Healing for the hurt caused by all violence A healing of the scars in the bodies And a healing for the scars in the souls Peace without end Peace that understands Peace that has nails in hands and feet Peace with a hole in the side feeling pain Peace that is greater than hate and war Peace that is bigger than my fears Peace that does not give up Peace that brings justice Peace that won’t lie down Welcome today the Prince of Peace. He is very close and he won’t lie down and he won’t give up.
Pray for people in Beirut to be PRAY able to engage with God’s peace even if their 20 20 circumstances are not peaceful.
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BE CAUGHT BEING CHRISTIAN By Nigel Rooms, Partnership for Missional Church leader at Church Mission Society
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ne of the paradoxes of being a Christian in the Western world is that there is freedom of religion, yet it seems many Christians resist the idea of practising their faith in ways that can be observed publicly.
FAITH, A PRIVATE MATTER There is a long story behind how this situation has come about. During the Enlightenment period (approx. 1650–1950) in Europe (and later North America and in other “Western” places) the individual, rational, thinking mind became of the highest public
