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12th. October, 2008 |
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‘I will
lift up my eyes unto the hills….my help comes from the Lord.’ |
Reflection:
Sometimes a beautiful sunset, a
rainbow, a pattern in the clouds in
the sky or a view from a hill top
can touch us and inspire a sense of
awe and wonder at God’s creation. On
Tuesday of this week there will be a
full moon and with a clear evening
it can be seen in all its majesty;
peacefully orbiting our planet. |
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The following
words are from Colonel James R.
Irwin who was a member of the Apollo
15 lunar mission.
"Others may describe the moon as
barren and desolate, and technically
they are correct – there is no water
or air, no sound of life. But,
although a dead world, it can be a
beautiful one to anyone who loves
the mountains of the earth as I do.
When I first climbed down the ladder
of Apollo 15’s lunar module, I was
taken aback that the
mountains…seemed so close and so
tall…
But the real surprise was that the
mountains, at first sight, were not
grey or brown as I had expected.
They were golden…. |
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It seemed like a
friendly place, which surprised me.
Here Dave Scott and I were on the
moon, strangers in a strange
environment, and you would have
thought we would have been a little
lost. But no, I felt that I was
where I should be… |
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Each night, when
we bedded down in the lunar module,
I would lie awake a few minutes and
reflect on the beauty of what I had
seen and try and etch in my mind a
lasting impression of the majesty of
those mountains… |
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Running through
my reflections like the refrain of
an old hymn were the words…from
Psalm 121 – ‘I will lift up mine
eyes unto the hills, from whence
cometh my help. My help cometh from
the Lord.’" (Col. James R. Irwin
‘Apollo 15: Three Views of the Moon.
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Scripture
Isaiah
25:6-10; Philippians 4:12 -14,19-20; Matthew 22:1-14 |
Prayers: This
week our prayers are based on Psalm 100 (Friday Canticle Dan
3)
Sunday: Serve you the Lord, heart filled with gladness. Come
into his presence, singing for joy. All the earth proclaims the
Lord; sing your praises to God. Amen
Monday: Know that the Lord is our creator. Yes, he is our Father
we are his daughters and sons. All the earth proclaims the Lord;
sing your praises to God. Amen. |
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Tuesday: We are
the sheep of his green pasture, for we are his people and he is
our God. All the earth proclaims the Lord; sing your praises to
God. Amen.
Wednesday: Enter his gates bringing thanksgiving, O enter
his courts while singing his praise. All the earth proclaims the
Lord; sing your praises to God. Amen
Thursday: Our Lord is good, his love enduring, his Word is
abiding now with all men. All the earth proclaims the
Lord; sing your praises to God. Amen
Friday: And you O Lord are in the mountains and hills, the
stars of the heaven, the sun and moon. All the earth proclaims
the Lord; sing your praises to God. Amen |
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Saturday: Honour
and praise be to the Father, the Son, and the Spirit, world
without end. All the earth proclaims the Lord; sing your praises
to God. Amen
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