Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Merci dans toutes les situations!- Thank you in everything!

French

Quelquefois, c'est difficile de dire merci.
Mais, c'est toujours important et nécessaire.
 Surtout durant cette période de COVID-19,
 Merci famille, merci collègues,
au gouvernement et à tous les travailleurs du Service de Santé.
Merci aux travailleurs du domaine de l'assainissement et à tous les prestataires de services essentiels.
Merci à tous!

Nous prions pour le retablissement  de tous ceux qui ont contracté le virus.
Nous prions pour le reconfort de tous ceux qui ont perdu des membres de famille.
Et pour tous ceux qui ont perdu leur emploi et d'autres ressources.
Puissiez-vous éprouver de la joie qui corresponde à votre peine.
Que les choses s'améliorent dans l'avenir.
Nous demandons de la joie pour tous ceux qui ont dû s'ajuster et se réajuster.
se réajuster dans plusieurs circumstances
Que ta nouvelle situation soit meilleure.
Encore une fois on nous interpelle que nous sommes liés et que nous avons besoin de nous les uns les autres.
Et que ceci aussi devrait passer!
Que Dieu nous aide tous.

English
Sometimes thank you can be hard to say.
But always it is important and necessary.
Especially in this time of COVID-19.
Thank you to family, to colleagues,
to the government and to all health workers
Thank you to the sanitation workers and delivery service providers,
Thank you to the security services and all essential service providers.
Thank you all!

We pray for healing for all those who have the virus.
We pray for comfort for those who lost family members,
And all who have lost jobs and other resources.
May you experience joy to match your sorrow.
And may things be better in future.
We ask for joy for all those who had to adjust and readjust in many ways.
May your new normal be better.
Once again we are reminded that we are all connected and need one another,
And that this too shall pass!
May God help us all!

Angela Azumah Alu
 21/04/2020, Sakumono
 (French translation assistance provided by Mr. Kome)


Friday, April 10, 2020

Good Friday musings


Over 2000 years ago, long before I was thought of or before my parents even existed, He paid it all.
He took my sins upon himself and won my forgiveness and salvation.
He paid for my healing and my deliverance.
He rescued me from the plans of the enemy and made me an heir of righteousness.

He endured excruciating pain for my sake.
He was pierced for my transgressions; wounded for my sin.
My chastisement was laid upon him.
He bore it all for my sake.

No sin, no wrong, no transgression can take me from his hand.
As he did for Peter, he has made provision for me already in my weakness.
Here I am today, remembering his sacrifice on the cross.
My response is to recommit my life to him.

I’m letting go once more of any stain of sin that separates me from him.
I’m letting go and putting on the white garment his blood won for my sake.
He is my high priest who has been like me in every way but sin
and thus invites me to approach the throne of grace that I may receive mercy.

Jesus I come, letting go of my sins and failings.
Jesus I come, embracing your call upon my life.
Jesus I come, trusting in your mercy.
Jesus I come, ready to do your will.

Angela Azumah Alu, 10/04/2020
Good Friday
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