King of Kings, Majesty, God of heaven living in me.
Those words from a heart-stirring praise song of a few years
ago are in my head today. I just want to praise and worship the one who is
above all, who has the words of eternal life, who gives me his comfort and his
strength and his courage today.
May the true King make himself known in new ways to us all
as we go through this day, these days. What would Jesus do? May we do the same.
June 14, 2025
I always wince when the needle goes in. Because a health
condition requires regular blood tests, I should be used to it. But I’m not. I
always wince.
But despite the wince, I am so grateful that I have the rare
(in this world) luxury of affordable health care. Free at the point of need.
Because of the NHS, I don’t need to languish beside the road, waiting for a
generous Samaritan to stop and help me.
I am so grateful to live in a country which prioritises help
for all over help for the few, for the entitled, for the wealthy. All over the
world, in some of the most surprising places, the poor and the marginalised
have no hope, no help.
May God bless the NHS today. May he bless administrators
with insight and common sense; may he encourage all the nurses, doctors and
other staff. Just as he fed the five thousand + from five loaves and two fish,
may Jesus stretch the money available, to enable shorter waiting lists and less
pressure on local GP surgeries.
‘Can we turn back now,’ Mary said softly. ‘I’m puffed.’
Our twice-weekly walks to the end of the road and back are
not happening as regularly, and when they do, she often tires before we reach
the road-end.
The Lord is calling each of us on, to follow him along the
path he has chosen which is just right for us. I need to keep fit for the walk,
reading and meditating and praising God daily. The path he calls me along is
not as straight and even as our little road. There are twists and turns, hills
and dips and valleys, challenges – some surprising, some expected. I don’t want
to flag, to give up, to turn round. I want to finish the race well.
No turning back.
So grateful that Jesus is with me always, even til the end
of the world.
