Thought for the month

Thought for March 2024

March is here again, winter we hope is gone. For us older ones we have had more time to sit beside the fire, or in a warm room. But now that spring is here, we seem to have a bit more energy, which reminds us of a chorus we sang years ago.

Come on let’s get up and go,
Let everyone know,
There's a reason to laugh and to sing,
For Jesus loves us and that's a wonderful thing.

On a nice bright sunny morning we seem to get up with a lighter step, of course the sun shows up the dirt which reminds us that we need to get on with the spring cleaning and preparing the garden ready for tilling. Of course, some are unable to get up and go, some of us find that it takes us much longer as we have slowed down.

Spring also reminds us of Easter. A very important date in the Christian calendar. A time when over 2000 years ago, the man Jesus lived. The man who lived among men, healed their sick, gave sight to the blind, gave the lame the strength to walk, even raised people from the dead. This same Jesus who did so much good, was nailed to a cross, being accused of things He had not done. Can you imagine how His mother and the disciples felt when they saw the one they loved dying such a cruel death. Yet He went to the cross and died there for you and me.

One of our favourite hymns goes like this.

Give me a sight O Saviour, of thy wondrous love to me.
Of the love that brought Thee down to earth, to die on Calvary.
O make me understand it, help me to take it in,
What it meant to thee, the Holy One, to take away my sin.

Was it the nails O Saviour. that bound Thee to the tree?
Nay, ‘twas thine everlasting love, Thy love for me, for me.

O wonder of all wonders, that through Thy death for me,
My open sins, my secret sins, can all forgiven be!

Then melt my heart, O Saviour, bend me, yes. break me down,
Until I own Thee Conqueror, and Lord, and sovereign crown.

When Easter comes at the end of March, let us thank Jesus for dying so that we night have our fins forgiven, and look forward to a place in Heaven when He comes again.
Our best wishes to you all.
Des and Hazel Sussex