Friday Reflection-29th August 2025
Sandra’s Soliloquy
I sat quietly in the peace of Crowland Abbey, surrounded by amazing floral arrangements last Sunday, at their Flower Festival. Words of a song came to mind, and looking up the lyrics on my phone quietly sang them in my head and heart. They were very relevant and appropriate, and now I can’t remember what the song was.
I am always in awe of being at a place of worship which has seen people across the centuries come into the Presence of God to praise and pray. Plus of course, all the various celebrations, services and other occasions that take place. Now, much of it is in ruin and lost, but the air of being a sanctuary and spiritual place, remains. I realised as I sat outside, my walker which I was sitting on, was on an old gravestone, used as flagstones, or maybe even laid like that originally. It is impossible to read many, but they were placed at the time of someone’s death and remembered. I cannot recall where various ancestors are buried although my daughter took photos of gravestones over the years. Some seem to have vanished. Aged and crumbling I suppose.
It is good to sit quietly and reminisce and remember; places, times, occasions, people.
Being reminded of the power of prayer and asking others to join in a prayer chain for anything serious in one’s life is a privilege and I recalled past times when I rang people asking them to join in prayer for situations, as I saw a post on FB from one family asking people to pray. We don’t need to know the reasons or circumstances, God knows, and that is enough. It brings comfort and strength to those asking for prayer and in my opinion, moves mountains and is mighty in the spiritual realm. It is faith in action. Never be afraid to ask others to pray.
Dear Lord, we thank you for the power of prayer, whether it is out loud, or written or in our hearts and head, unspoken, You hear us. We thank You for being with us in all situations in our lives and for the answers to prayers. You go before us, are behind us and next to us. All power and authority belong to You.
We bring the people known to us who need healing, who need help and those who feel alone. We pray for the many world situations, it would seem too numerous to name, so we do that it in our homes and daily prayers. Praying as we hear them on the news, or seeing them online.
We ask that You protect and watch over our families and friends. Praise You for provision and Blessings we experience.
In Jesus’s Name we pray. Amen
God Bless everyone x
God will make a way-
Don Moen - God Will Make A Way (Lyrics)
I have remembered the song -To be in your presence
Noel Richards - To Be In Your Presence - Lyric Video - YouTube