Page 13 - St Barnabas Parish Homerton Summer Magazine 2020

Global prayer movement - 10
days of prayer - Daily Novena
- Bible passages - - Mark
Cazalet’s paintings - pray for 5
friends to come to know Christ

Each day a different member
of the parish prepared a 5
minute video message reflecting on the Novena daily passage and paint-
ing. Each day there was a Zoom prayer time to share thoughts and to
pray together .….so how was it?

I myself was praying for my We were asked to
sister and family who are read the verse and
shielding and with whom I consider what stood
have a difficult out. I was struck by
relationship. Over the 10 "We are his" - and
days I had a lovely conversa- this kept me with a
tion with her and noticed feeling of peace dur-
that I was coming from a dif- ing what could have
been a very stressful
ferent place because I was and anxious week for
praying so intently for them. me. I was held in
Maybe the gift to our family prayer, and in cer-
is that prayer changed my tainty of the one who
attitude because I was pray- is the wind beneath
ing specifically for them. my wings.

I am glad that 'Thy Kingdom Unfortunately I was not real-
Come' gives us an opportunity ly able to join in with the
to join with other Christians Asking the Lord prayer times, but very much
across the world in praying for to bring to mind enjoyed the meditations.
the coming of God's Kingdom, 5 people to pray Presented in a variety of
but this year I was uncertain for during TKC ways, the thoughts were
because, on looking through to come to profound but really easy to
the prayer booklet I really did know Jesus,and listen to and personally
not connect with the drawings. wearing a brace- challenging. I'm not really
I was, therefore, very grateful let with 5 knots into visual art very much,
to all those who led the daily and found the images both
meditations and opened up my was really help- unattractive and disturbing
mind to appreciate the artwork ful and effective (but I can understand the
and be led into prayer. It was in remembering disturbing ...). The medita-
also very good to see the won- to pray fre- tions were powerful and
derful gifts the Holy Spirit has quently for the have given me much food
put into members of the church 5 friends. for thought - they will stay
family which bring such bless- with me for a very long
ing to us - thank you time. Thank you, everyone.