St Peter & St Pauls Church
Aylesford, Kent.
United Kingdom
 


Vicar's thought for the month
(from the parish Magazine)


Dear Friends,

Dear Friends inside and outside the parish, when Kathy and I were living in South America the supermarkets, even in the capital Asuncion, were quite small, simple affairs. Sometimes you couldn’t get essentials like sugar, or you were just lucky to get your ration of a small plastic bag of sugar. So when we came back to England, the splendour of a British supermarket with its endless aisles you can get lost in, its vast choice and its opulence was staggering. And yet we soon got used to it and took it for granted.

Recently I was reading a Bible passage in which Jesus says getting to know him is like passing from death to life. Elsewhere He speaks of our being saved, being reborn, moving from darkness to light, being freed from prison or slavery. We read these phrases quite easily, and yet Jesus was striving for the biggest images he could. Knowing Jesus should, apparently, be a huge, wonderful experience. And yet all too easily we get blasé about it, like Kathy and me in the supermarket. Familiarity breeds not contempt, perhaps, but maybe boredom.

So now I’m trying to catch myself and to think through again these huge images for knowing Jesus. After all, He let Himself be crucified to enable us to enjoy their benefits want to appreciate them to the full!

Best wishes to you as you think about them too

Chris


 


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