Following the latest curbs on public gathering our churches will all need to be closed with immediate effect. Thank you for all your efforts in keeping them open and making them available for people to use at this difficult time. We however cannot continue in this vain and so will have to close our buildings until the restrictions are lifted.
My prayers are very much with you all at this time. I will continue to say the eucharist daily for you all, albeit on my own. I hope and pray that our Lord will deliver us from the deadly pestilence soon. Keep the words of psalm 91 close to your heart at this time and pray that we will soon be free to worship together again:
Psalm 91
Assurance of God’s Protection
1 You who live in the shelter of the Most High,
who abide in the shadow of the Almighty,[a]
2 will say to the Lord, ‘My refuge and my fortress;
my God, in whom I trust.’
3 For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler
and from the deadly pestilence;
4 he will cover you with his pinions,
and under his wings you will find refuge;
his faithfulness is a shield and buckler.
5 You will not fear the terror of the night,
or the arrow that flies by day,
6 or the pestilence that stalks in darkness,
or the destruction that wastes at noonday.
7 A thousand may fall at your side,
ten thousand at your right hand,
but it will not come near you.
8 You will only look with your eyes
and see the punishment of the wicked.
9 Because you have made the Lord your refuge,[b]
the Most High your dwelling-place,
10 no evil shall befall you,
no scourge come near your tent.
11 For he will command his angels concerning you
to guard you in all your ways.
12 On their hands they will bear you up,
so that you will not dash your foot against a stone.
13 You will tread on the lion and the adder,
the young lion and the serpent you will trample under foot.
14 Those who love me, I will deliver;
I will protect those who know my name.
15 When they call to me, I will answer them;
I will be with them in trouble,
I will rescue them and honour them.
16 With long life I will satisfy them,
and show them my salvation.
With many prayers and blessings,
Joachim
23.03.2020
Probus Parish Church 