Over the past few months we have had festival after festival in the Christian calendar.
We have had the awful experience of walking the last week through Jesus’ death but then the incredible witness to his resurrected life. Most recently we have experienced the joy of receiving the Holy Spirit and being commissioned to “go and make disciples, baptising them in the name of Jesus Christ”.
Sometimes in the church we can become complacent about our role in evangelism, and even shy away from it. But there are many things we learn through becoming disciples of Christ that are helpful to the communities and work places we belong to. As we approach Ordinary time or Trinity season, we are invited to develop our own thinking and practice. This will help us to become more confident about sharing and practicing our own faith as we grow into a deeper relationship with God-Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Some people when they want to commit to something that they feel is important will prioritise certain activities, time and space in order to create a framework that will help them to focus. In various traditions this might be called a rule of life, a discipline, a rhythm of prayer, way-markers or Holy Habits. Across the Anglican churches we are going to be taking a closer look at four Holy habits that will help us explore our relationship to God, to each other and to the stranger: welcome and hospitality, prayer, gratefulness and generosity and worship. There will be different themes explored across each of the denominations, if you would like to know more about these or any other aspects of the Christian faith and becoming a disciple, please come along to any of our services, you will be made to feel most welcome.
