Thursday 10th September
Dear All
Welcome to our weekly newsletter.
“How many times shall I forgive?” Peter asks Jesus. It is such a wonderfully human question. What Peter really seems to be asking is: **When have I done enough? When am I allowed to stop?**
We can maybe all be rather good at keeping score. At putting things down on a tally, if you will. We can be remarkably good at remembering the irritating comments, the disappointment, the person who sees things differently from us, or the occasion when we were definitely right… and they were definitely wrong!
Paul is almost challenging us in Romans: “Why do you judge your brother or sister?”
We will not always agree. We will make different choices, hold different opinions and understand things differently — and Amen to that. Yet Paul reminds us that ultimately, we all stand before God.
Perhaps both readings invite us to loosen our grip a little — on judgement, resentment and our need to keep score.
Forgiveness does not mean pretending that hurt doesn’t matter, nor does it mean remaining in situations that are harmful. But it does mean refusing to let hurt have the final word.
So perhaps this week we might notice where we are keeping a scorecard. Is there a judgement we could soften, a resentment we could begin to release, or simply a little more grace we could offer?
After all, we live each day by the extraordinary grace God first offers us.
Revd Hannah Threlfall and the Ministry Team
Sunday 13th September
15th Sunday after Trinity
9.30am Holy Communion, West Wickham
Service led by Revd Iain McColl.
9.30am Morning Worship, West Wratting
Service led by Steven Wheeler.
11.00am Holy Communion, Balsham
Service led by Revd Jane Butler.
11.00am Morning Worship, Great Abington
Service led by Steven Wheeler.
11.00am Café Church, Hildersham
Service led by Revd Iain McColl.
6.00pm Taize service, Weston Colville
Service led by Revd Iain McColl
Readings for 15th Sunday after Trinity
First Reading: Romans 14.1-12
Gospel Reading: Matthew 18.21-35
Services in September
Click HERE to see the September services rota.
Details of all our services can also be found on the website: www.grantavale.org.uk
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Lord God,
defend your Church from all false teaching
and give to your people knowledge of your truth,
that we may enjoy eternal life
in Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen
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Granta Vale Ministry Team
Rector Revd Iain McColl:
01223 890693 mccoll.iain@gmail.com
Associate Minister Revd Kathy Bishop:
01223 892288 revkathy@hotmail.co.uk
Curate Revd Hannah Threlfall:
01223 481090 RevThrelfall24@outlook.com
Licensed Lay Ministers:
Steven Wheeler 01223 290396; Alistair Collen 01223 891561
Authorised Lay Ministers:
Keith Day 01223 891527
Team member Alastair France 07 836 756391
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