Jeremy Lind Lead Pastor, Raleigh St Christian Centre
On behalf of the Raleigh St Christian Centre community, we would like to wish everyone a peaceful Christmas.
The year has again been challenging for many in our beautiful town of Cambridge. In our various community programmes, such as food rescue and youth work, we have increasingly seen people stretched and worried.
We pray that, if you are feeling weary, you will have a time of physical and mental refreshment over the summer.
As Christians we remember at this time the birth of our king, Jesus. Jesus chose to come in humility, entering into the suffering in our world.
He came through with an invitation to a disenchanted world: ‘Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest… learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.’
In the beautiful carol ‘O, Holy Night’, we sing ‘the thrill of hope, a weary world rejoices’. Jesus still offers this exhilarating promise to everyone who calls out to him.
May you know this ‘Thrill of Hope’ found in the person and work of Jesus this festive season. – Jeremy Lind.
