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Church Minister:- revdmalcolm@netscapeonline.co.uk

Church Magazine Editor: Miss S. Starling

Web site editor:- jamesimac.mcglynn@virgin.net
 
WEEKLY DIARY
SUNDAY

Family Service and Sunday School . . 11am

Evening worship . . 6.30pm

Communion . . 1st Sunday evening

3rd Sunday morning

WEEKDAYS

Choir .. Monday, 6.3Opm

Prayer and Bible Study .. Wednesday, 8pm

Girls' Brigade .. Thursday, 6.3Opm

Boys' Brigade .. Friday, 6.3Opm

MINISTER

Rev M Patten

In our evening services recently I have been preaching from two books in the Old Testament that are not so well-known, Ezra and Nehemiah. These two books cover the rebuilding of the Temple and the Walls of Jerusalem after the people of Israel had been exiled for 70 years to Babylon. What is striking about these two books is that they constantly emphasise two themes: the need to rebuild the Temple and the need to renew the spiritual life of those who worship there.

As I was studying and preparing from these books, it was clear that this was a word in season for us as a church. At our AGM we heard reports from our organisations reflecting on the ways we have seen God's blessing and guidance in our church over the last twelve months. Those reports are re-printed in this issue of Focus. But we also decided to proceed with two special projects in this coming year. One of those projects is that we have recognised the need for a major modernisation of our rear halls. And so we have organised a meeting on Saturday 20 January from 1Oam to 12 noon for anyone who is interested to come and discuss what improvements would be beneficial for the future of our church. The second project is that we are setting up a Pastoral Care team who will share the responsibility of pastoral care and encouragement within the church and enable us to respond more quickly and effectively to needs and people who fall sick within our congregation.

These are important developments in the life of our church and deserve our prayers and our willingness to participate. We must aim for excellence in every aspect of our church life for nothing less than excellence is worthy of our most excellent God.
 

Sincerely yours,
 

Malcolm Patten.
 

The Minister can be contacted via the Church Answerphone 020 8808 3484, or by Email: revdmalcolm@netscapeonline.co.uk Do not hesitate to contact him if you would like him to visit or if you think he can help in some way.
 

THE CHURCH FAMILY

Please pray for Louise Gunning who has been very poorly but was preparing to leave hospital as this edition of Focus was being printed. We share the grief of Mabel Johnson - her brother Len, well known to many of you, passed away suddenly. We continue to remember Hazel Whitehead as she cares for her mother at home.
We have been able to share the joy of Sandra Fearon and her family as Romaine was brought on Sunday 12 November to be blessed, and on Sunday 26 November Tyrone Richards was brought for blessing by his parents Yvonne and Cyril.
M.P.
 
 

The Baptist Missionary Society sends greetings and best wishes to the following contributors to the Birthday Gift Scheme who have a birthday soon:

Many happy returns to you all, and many thanks to all our contributors to the Scheme.
Hazel Whitehead.
 
 

Our rear halls need modernising. We need to renew the toilets and provide disabled access at the very least. We also need to look at modernising the kitchen and heating and general restoration which is inevitably necessary after decades of wear and tear. We have decided that before we start spending any money it would be good to consider how best to modernise the halls so that we get the best use out of them now and in the future. And so we want you to help us. From lOam to 12 noon on Saturday, 20 January, we are going to have a time when anyone who is interested can come to the church and see what needs to be done and help us work out the best way to improve things. Maybe you have ideas nobody else has thought of. Maybe you feel that the church halls could be used for a new purpose if only a certain improvement or adaptation was carried out. We can't guarantee that your idea will be carried out, of course! But we do believe that having lots of ideas generates good ideas and will help to ensure that we make improvements that have been well thought out. So do come along if you can. And be ready to help us aim for excellence with the buildings that God has entrusted us with to use for His glory in Tottenham.
M.P.

4 to 10 February is "Brigade Week" this year, the week when the girls will be collecting for Company funds. We do hope you will support their efforts.
Belinda Plunkett.
 
 

Looking for something to cheer up those cold winter evenings? Then, look no further! Come to our Barn Dance, on Saturday 10 February, and be assured of an evening filled with fun and laughter.
Adults and children are welcome and there will be a supper provided. We aim to start at 7.3Opm - so make a
date in your diary now! (Stetsons and cowboy boots are optional!!!)
Further details will be available nearer the time.
 
 

When Mary Ellen James called for a day of prayer in 1887 she never would have known we would still be calling for one in Tottenham in the year 2001, but we are and it's in Tottenham Baptist Church on Friday, 2 March at 2.3Opm and 7.3Opm. On this day women are encouraged to become aware of the whole world and no longer live in isolation: to be enriched by the faith and experience of Christians of other countries: to take up burdens of other people and pray with and for them: to become aware of their talents and use them in the service of society. So please join us on March the 2nd and keep Mary Ellen James' wonderful work going.
Yours in Christian love.
Grace Tyzack.
 
 

THANK OFFERING 2000

Our thanks to all those who contributed to our Thank Offering for 2000. The final total was £2,309. We must give thanks to the Lord for this very generous giving of all our people. At the present time we are putting this money towards the building of Disability access to our Church, also new toilet facilities.

Les Paskell, Treasurer.

IN RETROSPECT

The following reports given at our AGM in November will bring back memories for some, give us all cause for thanksgiving, and remind us of the need for regular prayer support for those serving our Lord so faithfully through His Church. Who knows ... they may even challenge someone to think seriously about offering more practical help?

SUNDAY SCHOOL
The Sunday School has enjoyed an eventful and active year since our last AGM in 1999. The children and young people worked really hard to present the Nativity Service which looked at the Christmas story from the animals' perspectives. They did well to remember their words - not to mention manage their costumes! !

We took part as usual in the Bible Exploration, organised by the NCEC, and spent several months finding out about various "Angles on Jesus" through our studies. The series ended with a quiz and games evening for the Juniors and Seniors, and 2 of the older Youth group (Rebecca McGlynn and Anthony Bohan) chose to sit a test paper in which they displayed some thoughtful responses to the questions asked. All who completed the Bible study received a certificate at the Festival of Youth Praise in July.

One of the highlights of our year is the "Holiday Club" which takes place the week after Easter. The theme was "The Jungle Book" and everybody that came along - children and adults (or should I say especially the adults!) - had a lot of fun and enjoyed a happy time of fellowship. We had a younger age range of children, and the group was smaller than previous years but they listened well to the Bible stories and all were eager to take part in the memory verse tasks: by the end of the week almost everybody knew the verse by heart which was very encouraging. They were happy to join in all the activities - games, singing, aerobics, cooking and arts and crafts. The "Holiday Club" Family Service the following Sunday gave everybody a taste of a day in the life of the Holiday Club and was enjoyed by all. A big "Thank You" to everyone who helped in any way - your time and commitment were very much appreciated.

Hot on the heels of the Holiday Club came preparations for the Sunday School Anniversary on 21 May. The service was based on Bible stories studied during the Bible Exploration, and was set in the context of a courtroom drama. The prosecution and defence battled it out to prove that Jesus is/is not a "fool" and, after the judge summed up, we were asked to examine our own hearts and decide for ourselves. The children and young people performed extremely well and it was good to see some of the older ones taking more of a lead in different parts of the service.

Excerpts from this same sketch were performed at the Festival of Youth Praise at Enfield Baptist Church on 1 July. This is the time when the Sunday Schools associated with our local NCEC come together to thank and praise God and to present an item such as singing or acting. The quality of items from all the Sunday Schools was of a high standard and we had a lively, happy evening, led by our own minister Rev Malcolm Patten who is currently the President of our local NCEC.

The summer was an exciting - and tiring! - time as we were able to develop our outreach to children in the park throughout the holiday period. The CEF (Child Evangelism Fellowship) team from Ireland were able to return and lead a week's outreach at the beginning of August. The event was very successful and high numbers of children (up to 60 on the first day) came along to join in with the singing, Bible stories, quizzes and games. The 3 churches that supported the venture - Tottenham Baptist, Liberty and Living Waters -worked well together which is encouraging for future plans.

Following the CEF week, the Sunday School broke new ground and led 3 Sunday afternoon outreach sessions in the park. We attracted groups of 13, 8 and 15 children respectively. It was particularly exciting as most of those who came along were non-church children so we had the chance of telling youngsters, who may never have the chance to find out, about the love of Jesus and how He cares for them. We were helped by leaders from Trafalgar Mission, whose support was greatly appreciated. A huge "Thank You" to everybody who came along to support this work - especially Malcolm and Les and anybody else who came along each week to help us in this challenging and exhausting yet rewarding venture.

A particular highlight for me this year was the "Light Party" for 5-11 year olds on 31 October. We welcomed 18 children and were pleased that some of the youth group came along to help out. We had a fun evening which included games, a Bible talk and, of course, food. Special thanks to Belinda, Vi and Victoria for their help and support - it was good for the Sunday School and the Brigades to plan and work together in this way.

Since we have returned indoors, for our usual Sunday morning sessions, some important changes have taken place. Victoria Plunkett has now joined our teaching team and we both take the Primary and Juniors for the opening 10-15 minutes for singing. (We have also led our first "Sunday Special" which included games, a memory verse quiz and singing). After this, the children go to their Bible classes taken by Miss Starling or Mrs Legore (Primary) and Mrs Hatchett and Mrs Reid (Juniors). The older children have now formed the Youth group, currently ranging from 11 to 17 years, and work with Mr Paskell. It is especially encouraging that the Youth group continues to attract a good number of youngsters each week and is beginning to establish its own group identity.

Generally, it is a promising and exciting time for the Sunday School and we look forward to continuing to develop how we work with the children as well as the pastoral care of those we teach.

Janette Whitehead.
 

LADIES' FELLOWSHIP

At the beginning of the year, instead of our usual luncheon in the Church Lounge we were invited by Mr and Mrs Paskell to lunch at their home at Cheshunt. This was very enjoyable and much appreciated. However, since my stay in Chase Farm Hospital in August and subsequent recuperation we have not re-started this session. This is also partly due to the fact of ill health and family commitments amongst other members and increasing age. We are hopeful that in the not too distant future we may once again be able to re-commence.

V. Maddison.
 

CHOIR
We meet on Monday evenings from 6.30pm until 8pm and as always start and finish with prayer. When I gave the report last year we were a group of 13. We are still a group of 13 but with some gains and losses, and led by Sergey. When he can spare the time Malcolm joins us which we appreciate very much. We have sung in church on 7 different occasions 10 new pieces. We do have problems with noise while we are practising, but try our best to overcome it.
As it was said at a recent practice, we don't know why the England football team are worried about having a foreign coach as we have had one for 3 years!
We would always welcome new members and if you would like us to sing something that is special to you please speak to Sergey. But we do hope we are able to encourage someone to come to know the Lord through the ministry of song.

Val Paskell.
 

GIRLS' BRIGADE
This year we have 10 Explorers, 10 Juniors, B Seniors, 8 Brigaders and 2 Lieutenants, making a total of 36 girls,
3 Officers and 6 Auxiliary workers.
Last Christmas we held our Christmas Fayre, raising £118.95, followed by the BB and GB party, to which we invite the Sunday School.
In January Tracy Stokes and Victoria Plunkett attended the Millennium Service for Londoners at St Paul's Cathedral. In February 5 Brigaders attended Young Leaders' Training. Rebecca McGlynn and Belinda Bailey gained their Grade 2:
Melissa Bailey, Elizabeth Lawrence and Victoria Plunkett have gained their Grade 3. Tracy Stokes has taken her Warrant Officer papers - just waiting on results for this.
In May we had a successful Display with the Boys' Brigade and raised just under £90 for both Companies. In July/August we took 15 girls, baby Pippa, 5 staff members, and our Minister, to camp at Portsmouth, with a visit to Nelson's Flagship Victory, the Isle of Wight, swimming, shopping, and a BBQ on the beach. The girls can't wait for next year's camp.
Unfortunately the Netball Tournament was cancelled due to lack of support, which is a great shame. On Saturday 11 November, a small group along with the boys attended the
Remembrance Day Service. And on the Sunday, Joan and Tracy
Stokes went to the Cenotaph Parade in London. Last Saturday
6 girls took part in the District Swimming Gala at Southgate
swimming pool.
During the year we have also celebrated two 18th birthdays .. Tracy in January and Emma in June.
In the next few weeks we shall be holding our Christmas Fayre on 7 December; attending the District Christmas Carol Service, and of course the year would not be complete without the Christmas party - under 11's on 15 December, the older girls' party the following week, on 22 December.
My ever grateful thanks to Carmen, Joan and to all those who commit their time to helping with Girls' Brigade.

Belinda Plunkett.
 

BOYS' BRIGADE
It is good to say that we have had some new boys come along to join us this session, and they have settled in very well, making our total now 15. Our BB Appeal now takes place at Easter instead of at Christmas and we were able to send £150 to help the churches in Indonesia where many had been destroyed and pastors and members killed by rebels.
We had a happy combined Display with the Girls' Brigade which we hope to repeat this year, on a date to be announced later.
The Five-a-side football competition had to be cancelled because of torrential rain and the pitch being waterlogged, but the Bible quiz did go ahead, which we lost by one point.
On Armistice Day we paraded at the War Memorial in Tottenham Cemetery, for a short service at the 11th hour on the 11th of November. This was attended by a good number of people, who appreciated the playing of the Last Post by Lieutenant Paul Ambler.
We are having a combined Christmas Party again with the GB and Sunday School on 15 December.
Lastly and most importantly my grateful thanks to the 3 men officers, Lt Ambler, Lt Cooke, Warrant Officer Bambridge, and Senior Boy Tony Bohan, without whose valuable help we could not keep going.

V Maddison.
 

AEROBICS CLASS
Aerobics classes started In April 2000. They were led by Tanya Melnichenko and Althea Donn, and held in the church hall on Saturdays at 10am. The admission cost was £1.50 for one person, or £2 for a family of two or more.
It was an enjoyable activity for all - visitors, members, and non-members were welcome. The last class was held on 22 July and it was decided to postpone classes for the summer holiday period.
Due to Althea's move to another place, and myself being unable to continue aerobics classes at the present time, the future is uncertain. I will inform you of any changes concerning this matter.

Tanya Melnichenko.
 

BMS REPORT
Thank you to everybody who contributed to our 1999 BMS (Baptist Missionary Society) Christmas Appeal, aimed at raising money to help re-stock the fishing pens and equipment of the people of Bangladesh, who experienced severe flooding in 1999. You raised the fantastic amount of £538.75 which was very gratefully received.

This year, the BMS has been focussing on altering its image in order to attract a younger and, therefore, wider age range. It has a new logo and style of publication and next year its magazine - "MH" - will change its name to "World Mission".
Meanwhile our own World Link missionaries, John and Maria Dyer (and their son, Joao Marcos,) have settled into Natal in N.L.Brazil to continue the development of their lay training and literacy work in the interior. John gained his PhD from London university in July which was an exciting achievement.

This year's Millennium Fund within our church is centred on the BMS Relief Fund - the target has been set at £500, to be collected by December 2001. Please put any donations in an envelope marked "M.F." and place in our usual weekly offering.
A special "Thank you" to those who support the BMS Birthday Scheme - which raises money specifically for medical work - you have raised the sum of £210 during the past year.

Should anyone else be interested in joining the Birthday Scheme (which involves your receiving a birthday card and contributing a donation - as small or as large as you wish) please see me for details.

Janette Whitehead.
 

MINISTER'S REPORT
I thank God for all the work and faithful service that these reports represent. And we must acknowledge as well all the hard work that goes on behind the scenes unreported - such as the forecourt sweepers, those who provide and arrange the church flowers, Miss Starling as she keeps the garden pruned, and Miss Maddison as she keeps the church clean.

We have witnessed baptisms this year again as 4 of our number were baptised on Easter Sunday. We also achieved a number of "firsts" - the Tottenham Millennium Celebration, outreach in the park without any help from CEF, a visit from an American choir, and a Light Party for the children as an alternative to Hallowe'en. We have begun to reflect on the experiences and challenges of being a multi-ethnic congregation and I believe that as we continue this prayerful reflection in the new year it will add to the texture and strength of our fellowship. As we look to the future we are also planning to improve the pastoral care within our church and considering ways of modernising our church halls.

We have seen the blessing of God on our fellowship in many ways and so we do not enter another new year with fear or apprehension but with faith, hope and love. And of course love matters more than anything. For when we demonstrate our love for Christ and our love for one another, then nothing is impossible for us. But indeed when our love grows weary, we shall become divided and fall. And so as we look back and appreciate what we have achieved, we look forward confident that He Who began a good work in us, will bring it to completion by the day of Jesus Christ.

Finally, a personal thank you for your love and support. I am constantly aware that my arms are held aloft by the prayers of God's people. It makes it a joy for me to serve as your Minister.

Malcolm Patten.

FIGHT FOR A CINEMA

Our September/October issue carried the story of Stuart and Joyce Filby's joy at being able to buy a disused cinema for their church plant in Ostend. BUT they have run into problems as their latest prayer letter explained:
"We discovered hidden in the contract that we were agreeing to take on the debts of the cinema too and we immediately cancelled our agreement to the purchase. It took another month to sort this out and then came another delay as the local government wanted to charge us a sales tax on the actual value of the building which is three times more than we are paying for it. We could do nothing but pray and this we did for a month before hearing from them that they had withdrawn their demand . Then came the summer holidays when all the good and the not so good solicitors disappear on holiday! Finally last week when we came to the signing, we found many hidden agendas and failures in the contract so, once again, it has been delayed. This cinema has been a battle, step by step, and for good reason, but we are getting there and it will be ours!

We are certainly aware of our need for a new building. A few months ago the ceiling in the Sunday School started to break up, the building itself is now too small and the contract has only 3 months to go. So we are cutting a fine line again and would appreciate your prayers. In faith it is already ours, it is just that in fact the keys are not yet in our hands! (Hebrews 11:1 will further explain this!)"

Everyone at Ade Okubanjo School for the Handicapped in Nigeria appreciated the delivery of New Reader Portions in Braille - but for one boy it was a total revelation.............
Representatives of the Bible Society of Nigeria (BSN) had to contend with a serious shortage of fuel, and rough terrain, to get to the school, and at times they almost turned back, thinking they would never make it. Finally the BSN vehicle rolled into the compound and the blind students gathered to greet the staff, delighted to receive the New Testament Portions which were given out according to achievement and school grades. No-one, however, was more delighted than a boy called Ahmed.
Ahmed, who had been blind since birth, and brought up in a Muslim background, devoured all the Portions given him - books 1 to 4. When the Bible Society staff returned two weeks later, Ahmed came to tell them about how his life had been turned around.
"Since I was born blind, even though a Muslim, I have realised that I have been touched most often by the magnanimity of Christians," he said. "Even though I am physically blind, now I can see. I can see the love of Jesus. I love Him and I feel His presence as a light in my dark world."

And if staff of the BSN ever wanted confirmation that the New Reader Portions in Braille were changing lives, they only need to read a letter from a blind student named Doris.
Doris was one of the students at the Orji River School for the Blind who received a New Reader Portion in Braille as a reward for her coursework.
In her letter Doris explained that she often felt lonely and at a loose end until she started to find solace in the Word of God. "Apart from helping to improve my reading of Braille, the more I read the stories, the newer they become to me," she said. "I have a good friend now who will never leave or abandon me - Jesus."

From Bible Society's "Word in Action".
 

SPECIALLY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

"Praise to the Lord, the Almighty,
the King of creation;
0 my soul, praise Him,
for He is thy health and salvation:...."
 

The words go back to the 1600's when the 21 year old Joachim Neander from Bremen in Germany was taking a party of people to Heidelberg. The scenery was so spectacular and he felt so in awe of the Creator God that writing this hymn was one way in which he could express his feelings of wonder and gratitude. He also began to preach and hold his own religious meetings, which did not go down well with the ordained clergy and his meetings were banned. Undismayed, Joachim continued writing hymns which were to become very popular with the German Reformed Church in later years. He even had a valley named after him - Neanderthal, near Dusseldorf.
The Victorian lady who brought "Praise to the Lord" to English congregations couldn't boast of her own valley, but as a pioneer in the education of women she did start a girls' school in Bristol and there is still an award given by the city's University in her name. Catherine Winkworth was the daughter of a silk manufacturer in Macclesfield. Her family had allowed her to attend Owens University and from there she managed to move into the very highest literary circles. Her great friend was Mrs Gaskell, the author of "Cranford", but she also got on well with Charlotte Bronte, was acquainted with William Wordsworth, and even danced a quadrille with Charles Dickens!
So what literary talent did Catherine possess that allowed her to mix in such elevated company? Translating German poetry was her forte and her "Chorale Book" for England in which "Praise to the Lord" appeared was enormously successful. It is due to her that we can enjoy singing hymns like "Christ the Lord is risen today", "Jesu, priceless treasure" and "Now thank we all our God", all of which were originally German hymns.
"Praise to the Lord" is a glorious hymn of thanksgiving. It was sung at the Queen's Silver Jubilee service, and on a beautiful summer morning surely there are no better words with which to adore the Creator of the universe. Miss Winkworth aimed to translate the hymns so that they would "speak to the hearts of some among us". I am sure that hope has been realised many times over.
V.M.

The year 2000 has been a memorable year for me. Firstly I had my l8th birthday. Then I was asked to represent Girls' Brigade, together with Victoria Plunkett, at the Millennium Service at St Paul's. We were there to show people to their seats and to participate in the service.
Then a couple of weeks before Remembrance Sunday I was asked if I would like to once again represent Girls' Brigade in the Cenotaph service in Whitehall. Of course I said "Yes". It was an early start: we needed to be at the Duke of York steps (off the Mall) for 9am. I met Chris Hall (our Commissioner) and reported in. We were instructed to go and meet up with a member of Headquarters staff. Once everybody was together they formed us up in rows of 6 abreast. There were 5 representatives of all Regions except the 2 London-based Regions where there were approximately 50 girls from each. The contingent of Girls' Brigade was led by Gill Richards (National Training Adviser) and Vivienne Aitchison (National Chairman). We all formed up in the Mall, then at 11am the cannon was fired to start the 2 minutes' silence to remember all those killed in all the wars from the 1st World War to Northern Ireland and the Gulf. After the service led by the Bishop of London, the Queen, accompanied by Prince Philip, Prince Charles, the Duke of York, Princess Anne and the Duke of Kent all laid wreaths: a member of the Forces laid one for the Queen Mother. Then the Prime Minister led members of Government and after the Chairman of the British Legion had laid his wreath the March past started of various contingents - for example, Commandos, Women's section of the Forces, all that were fighting members of the Forces during the 2nd World War. Then at the end of the parade came the modern contingents which were the Police, St John's Ambulance, Girls' Brigade, Boys' Brigade. There were crowds either side of Whitehall, also lines of military personnel: to the left of the parade there were the Army and civilians, to the right were the Navy and Airforce.
It was a very long day, nearly 3 hours standing around in the cold, but I didn't mind because I was proud to be able to represent the Girls' Brigade.

Tracy Stokes.
 
 

I have already expressed my great concern at a recent mid-week Prayer and Bible Study meeting and then at the Church Members' meeting in November and now through the pages of our Church magazine at how concerned I am about the very poor attendance at those two meetings.
At a recent evening service, when we had a visiting speaker who had spent a lot of time and effort preparing the service, as our minister does every week, just 4 of us made the effort to get there.. So where were YOU!!
The Wednesday evening meeting is when the Church Fellowship should be praying together and studying the Word of God from the book which HE gave us, THE BIBLE, the Christian's guide and inspiration.
This is a vital part of our Church life. So where are YOU!!!
Val Paskell.
 

STOP PRESS!..Thank you to everyone who supported the GB Christmas Fayre on 7 December.. .We raised £78.57.
 

Belinda Plunkett.
 
 

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WHERE ARE YOU NOW?

We were sorry to hear that Rev GORDON GLOVER (now completely retired from preaching) has had Shingles in the head for several months but are glad that he now seems to be recovering.

It was a surprise recently to hear from JUNE APPLIN (nee Fulston-Gore), still living in Immingham, and to be brought up-to-date with all her family news. Tim, Nicola and Louise are all married, and June and Reg are grandparents several times over - the latest arrival was Lucy, Louise's second daughter, in September. June and Reg belong to the Methodist Church, where June is an enthusiastic choir member, taking part in November in the musical "Hopes and Dreams", produced at the Central Hall by the local churches. It seems to have been a great success.

We wish these - and all our other "absent friends" -God's blessing in the year ahead.
 

A NEW YEAR BRINGS A NEW BEGINNING

As the New Year starts the Old Year ends.
There 'a no better time to make amends
For all the things we sincerely regret
And wish in our hearts we could somehow forget.
We all make mistakes, for it's human to err,
But no-one need ever give up in despair,
For God gives us all a brand new beginning -
A chance to start over and repent of our sinning.
And when God forgives us we must forgive
And resolve to do better each day that we live
By constantly trying to be like Him more nearly,
And trust in His wisdom, and love Him more dearly,
Assured that we're never out of His care
And we're always welcome to seek Him in prayer.
 
 

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