A message from our Vicar
2018
Letting go
Autumn is here and we will continue to see it more vividly into October, more of its mists, mellow fruitfulness and crispy mornings! Autumnal tints will be taking over the green colour, and roads will be covered with fallen leaves. Autumn shows us how beautiful it is to let things go.
In the bible there are many stories about people who out of their trust in God, they were able to Letting go. Abraham had to let go of his home, family and finally his promised son Isaac and all the hope and future associated with him when God asked him to do this (Genesis 22:1-18). Moses had to let go of the treasures of Egypt and his royal status considering the disgrace for the sake of Christ as of greater value (Hebrew 11:26). Finally, Jesus relinquished His divine heavenly glory, to become in a form of a servant and ultimately to put his own life down in order for God’s purpose of redemption to be fulfilled (Philippians 2:5-11).
Let it go is a tough call but it the only road to make way for a new season to come in, to make us grow, to move forward and to create a space in our tightly closed hands to receive God’s promised future in our life. We, humans, tend to hold on our old ways because it feels safer to have more control over outcomes. We tend to resist the unpredictable change, to run away from the unknown territory and idealise our past. However, the voice of our heavenly Father will be always gently calling us to stretch our closed fist, calming our fears, and resting our anxiety. He calls us to trust in Him, His promises and His providence and to give away our loincloths made of dried leaves to receive His garments of skins instead (Gen 3:7, 21).
Our Heavenly Father,
help us to look to the trees of the autumn,
they let go of their died leaves,
trusting that YOU in your providence
will cloth them with new fresh ones.
Amen
In the bible there are many stories about people who out of their trust in God, they were able to Letting go. Abraham had to let go of his home, family and finally his promised son Isaac and all the hope and future associated with him when God asked him to do this (Genesis 22:1-18). Moses had to let go of the treasures of Egypt and his royal status considering the disgrace for the sake of Christ as of greater value (Hebrew 11:26). Finally, Jesus relinquished His divine heavenly glory, to become in a form of a servant and ultimately to put his own life down in order for God’s purpose of redemption to be fulfilled (Philippians 2:5-11).
Let it go is a tough call but it the only road to make way for a new season to come in, to make us grow, to move forward and to create a space in our tightly closed hands to receive God’s promised future in our life. We, humans, tend to hold on our old ways because it feels safer to have more control over outcomes. We tend to resist the unpredictable change, to run away from the unknown territory and idealise our past. However, the voice of our heavenly Father will be always gently calling us to stretch our closed fist, calming our fears, and resting our anxiety. He calls us to trust in Him, His promises and His providence and to give away our loincloths made of dried leaves to receive His garments of skins instead (Gen 3:7, 21).
Our Heavenly Father,
help us to look to the trees of the autumn,
they let go of their died leaves,
trusting that YOU in your providence
will cloth them with new fresh ones.
Amen
Revd Adel Shokralla
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