"Your words are spirit Lord and they are life!"

I believe that these words that come from the gospel are true and can have an impact on our lives. That is why I want to share this log with you.

I also want to invoke a special time of Kairos into my life and the life of any reader who chooses. That line "Your words are spirit Lord and they are life!" is from a psalm.

I believe that God's 'words' are revealed to the world through the scriptures, through Christian tradition and by listening to the voice of God which comes to us in other ways, for example from those who have wisdom or from listening to God in prayer time. Our God can speak to us in visual ways as well. The important thing is that they are living words! Not dead words! Words that can reach our hearts!

Sometimes there are special times a time appointed by God, where a group of people (or even a person alone) can reach a new understanding - a new knowledge of God.

There is something about the scriptures that is very nourishing. Somehow time and time again they can speak to different situations and bring to those that listen the voice of God.

And I have learnt that it is very true to say that there is power in the word of God. This power is positive. It is the power to convince or the power to let the truth bring people to an understanding of God's nature and sometimes to come to an understanding of the need to change direction in their lives. To bring people to an understanding of God's kindness and mercy.

As I say because it speaks the truth the word can sometimes bring us to a stage of sorrow sometimes even to be moved tears but this is really only the start - although we are called to recognise that we are sinners we are not meant to wallow for ever in the dreadful realisation of our sinfulness. The realisation is only there to make us wake up and turn back to God. once we have woken up we need to turn to God straight away and experience his love and mercy.

" Do not be sad: the joy of the Lord is your stronghold."