These words should bring encouragement to us to know that we do not have to use formal words to pray. That we can pray in a manner that gives voice to exactly how we are feeling. The invitation is to simply pray because this is an essential part of building our relationship with God.
It may be said that in prayer we are all beginners the challenge for all of us is to journey into prayer. This will in turn build up that relationship being always available and listening, we can draw strength and from that we can find guidance in all that we do.
It is said that we are all made in the likeness of God and that we are all unique with our own particular gifts. God has his own unique plan for our lives to grow into the person he wants us to be.
You may a have a particular place where you like to pray maybe it is a favourite room or chair, or in the garden, in the country side. Wherever it may be the challenge is simply to pray.
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Get your five a day at WarlinghamMethodistChurch Friendly Church Caring Young people welcomed
Prayer/Fellowship Groups Worship for all ages
(& Full of people like you!)
Early last year we took the decision to move from Wallington to Warlingham, this meant leaving behind a church that we had been worshipping in for some 40 years and where we felt very much part of a caring family Church.
We have been part of Warlingham Methodist Church now for 8 months with friends who all share Christian values – believing that God loves us unconditionally no matter where we are in life, and all we have to do is seek to trust and obey Him. We meet together at various times during the week, and on Sunday, we gather to worship together at 10am. If you come along you will find our church service seeks to include all, young and not-so-young, finding a balance between those how enjoy a more modern style and those who prefer traditional hymns. It’s never dull!
Feeling now more at home within Warlingham we find ourselves loved and cared for by so many new friends we have made within the life of the Church.
We have found that there are plenty of opportunities to be a part of the family whether our need is to be part of one of the 8 prayer and fellowship groups, the monthly ladies group or to come and enjoy a games afternoons or a cup of coffee and a chat on a Friday morning.
And for the younger people, our youth worker Helen (and a team of helpers) run a 11 to 14 year old Tuesday club, a 14 plus Thursday club, youth weekends at Haslemere and lots more. Do check out our website at www.warlinghammethodists.org.uk
SO THE INVITATION IS FOR YOU TO BE A PART OF OUR CHURCH FAMILY Love Brian & Carolyn and All at Warlingham Methodist Church
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A rather moving reading from Ecclesiastes
To everything there is a season,
and a time to every purpose under heaven:
a time to be born, and a time to die;
a time to plant and a time to pluck up
that which is planted;
a time to kill and a time to heal;
a time to break up and a time to build up;
a time to weep and a time to laugh;
a time to mourn and a time to dance;
a time to cast away stones,
a time to gather stones together;
a time to embrace , and a time
to refrain from embracing;
a time to get, and a time to lose;
a time to keep and a time to cast away;
a time to rend, and a time to sew;
a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
a time to love, and a time to hate;
a time of war and a time of peace.
Contact us to talk it through and perhaps pray with you. We can help you with your own Prayer to Jesus or in finding where you are at the crossroads.
