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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with The Right Reverend John Arnold, Bishop of Salford

Good morning.

The Christmas story speaks of the birth of the child Jesus, in Bethlehem. Our waiting in Hope in this season of Advent gives us time to remind ourselves of the gift of God, in sending His Son into our world at a specific time in a certain place. We also look forward to what we call the second coming of Jesus, at the end of time. But there are early Christian writers who were intent on reminding us that there is a third form of Jesus鈥� coming 鈥� not in particular events 鈥� but in His presence, when he comes to us each day. Jesus said quite simply 鈥淚 am with you always, until the end of time鈥�.

We certainly live in a world where so many problems cause distress and suffering. We must all, at times, feel that we are being overwhelmed in some way by a problems or challenges. It is precisely at those moments that we need to remind ourselves that we are never alone 鈥� 鈥淚 am with you, always鈥�, says the Lord. It is so easy to forget this truth in the busyness of our lives, with all our jobs, chores, concerns and distractions.

Our lives can be so noisy and cluttered and in the rush of everything we want to handle everything ourselves. But the truth is Jesus wants to be part of everything that we do in all our choices decisions and actions. Lord Jesus help us to remember that you are present to us in all the actions of every day. May we listen for you, talk with you, and be guided by you, in all that we do.

Amen.