Season of Advent
O Tree of Jesse
and flower of Jesse’s Stem,
lifted high as a sign to all the peoples,
before whom even the powerful
are struck dumb,
come and save us, and delay no more.
Jim Cotter ‘Cries of Advent’ No 4.
From Prayer in the Morning, Cairns Publications 1989.
A shoot shall come out from the stump of Jesse, the spirit of the Lord shall rest on him,
the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might,
the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.
Isaiah 11: 1-2
This week we pray for Anglicans in Sri Lanka – 4% of the population –
and particularly those in the diocese of Colombo where there are 121 churches and 10 schools.
Roshina Mendis is Mothers Union president and Zone A Trustee.
We thank God for her focussed and practical ministry.