You can listen to the audio here. First some back story… unlike much of our Scripture, this reading is dated carefully and precisely, in 520 BC/BCE, according to our calendar. Darius, the super-power of the day, recognized the right of the Jews to rebuild the Temple, but the Temple work languished. Haggai was utterly convinced…
I wrote about 3 sermons in my head this week. A week in which every time I turned around there seemed to be another thing that made my heart ache… earthquakes in Ecuador and Japan… flooding in Texas… another 500 Syrian refugees die trying to escape their war torn country… a number of violent deaths…
Tune: Breathe On Me Breath of God – Trentham What is our purpose God? What would you have us do? Proclaim the word and heal the sick. And fill us with promise true. What is our purpose God? Help us to trust in you. Help us to live as Jesus lived. Love God and neighbour…
Where there is no vision, the people perish – Proverbs 29:18.
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