Do Not be Afraid, Stand Firm!

A thought to share at the close of a week's holiday club with friends from St Luke's and St Michael's

It has been great sharing in Mission Rescue, our holiday club, telling the story of Moses.

It was moving to be doing our holiday club this week, telling the story of a people discovering freedom as we have been listening to the news from Libya. One moment encouraging, the next disturbing.

It has been a week when we have shared in concern at the illness of a young baby and one of our older members of our congregation.

Each morning the leaders gathered together for prayer and last minute planning.

Three verses we shared were verses that came back to me later in the day and in my visiting.


The place on which you are standing is holy ground – Exodus 3:5

How we each of us need to find a place where we can be ‘on holy ground’, a place to come apart and seek the presence of God.

And the people bowed down and worshipped 12-37

How we each of us need one another … faith, living the life we are called to lead, is an impossible task on our own. We need the support of one another, the support of a praying worshipping community that bows down and worships.

The last of our verses I found myself sharing with someone later in my pastoral visiting. It spoke very powerfully to me this week. It speaks very powerfully to each one of us.

Do not be afraid, stand firm, and see the deliverance that the Lord will accomplish for you today Exodus 14:13

Each day, we may be sure that we need not be afraid as we stand firm for we shall see the hand of God accomplishing deliverance at the point at which we need it most.