Homelessness Sunday.

Today the weather is again dry, but there is quite a strong wind. I am so pleased that I managed to get to Church today.

Today is Homelessness Sunday and the early part of the service was led by the Bible Class, who had organised a project to collect clothes and so on for Open Door.

The prayer for today is:

Lord, your door is always open to us.
Your heart is always open, overflowing with love.

Help us, your church, to keep our doors open to all
who struggle with poverty or homelessness.

Give us open hearts to recognise our sister,
our brother, in need.

And fill us with the will to work in our community
and our country towards ending the pain and
waste that poverty and homelessness create.

In the name of the one who emptied himself of all
but love, our Saviour, Jesus.

Amen


On our way out of Church, there was a poster of a line drawing of a house on the rood screen. We were asked to place a pound coin on a part of the line. Such a little to give, but

"mony a mickle maks a muckle".

(if you are unfamiliar with this phrase, I think the context makes the meaning clear.)