11th November 2012.

This week Jane speaks to “Prayer: spirituality and remembering “from 2 Timothy 2:8-14 where Paul reminds us to “remember Jesus Christ who was raised from death.” It begins with looking at the act of remembering within the context of remembrance Sunday and what and how to profitably base the acts of remembering on and from. That remembering extends to welcoming stranger, those in prison and suffering, the needy and evolving a keen sense of history to give strength, understanding and meaning in the present.

We are particularly to remember the things that Jesus said and taught. That prayer too is a way of remembering. We need to be selective as to what we chose to remember and what we choose to forget. We learn patience through remembering what we have seen. Remembering too stops us going astray and repeating mistakes. We also have a responsibility to remind others, to be attentive to what the Holy spirit reminds us of and also to be forward thinking as we remember where we have come from and what God has done.

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