Scripture Union Assembly
Good Morning School We would like to begin our Scripture Union Assembly with the Scripture portion read by Rosh , the inspirational reading by Alex and Keith, the thought for the day by Sarah and the prayer by Aaron Lobo . The Scripture reading: The Scripture reading is taken from Mathew chapter 6 verses 25 and 26. Therefore, I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry of its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. The Inspirational Reading: The presence of our Almighty God We are at the start of the new year. We do not know what kind of journey is lying ahead of us for the entire year.But we know for sure that our Good Lord is going to be with us each and every day of this year.This gives us great encouragement. An old woman and her husband were pioneer missionaries in Africa many years ago. Their work was among the cannibals.There was a feeling of fear as they approach the villages inhabited by cannibals. When they hear the beating of drums and the screaming of ritual dancers at night, often the missionary couple wonder what is going to happen to them.When the woman was asked what had sustained them for so many years in the mission field, she replied,”Our deepsense of God’s continual presence ” All of us face conflicts and threatening situations in life. Remember that we are not alone. Jesus has promised that He will neither leave us nor forsake us .He is our ever present, invisible sustainer. Sometimes in the midst of our insecure situations, in the midst of our agony and pain, in the midst of our dark moments, we may not be able to feel His presence. Our enemy will be visible to us .But believe that Jesus is standing by and telling us to move on. During World War II, a ship belonging to the British was in danger. The enemy ships were scattered about it, when it was crossing the Atlantic.The captain was given secret directions charting the route and the instruction given to him was, “Keep straight on”. After a few days out at sea, the crew spotted an enemy ship. It appeared to be following them. The captain immediately sent a coded message,”Enemy ship sighted. What shall I do?” The reply came from an unseenship “Keep straight on.I am standing by”.They couldn’t see any friendly ship, but the captain followed the instruction until the ship safely reached the port. Within a short time, a British warship came quietly into the same port. Although it had been out of sight, it was very much there to protect their ship from great danger. Today we are given the same instruction by our Almighty God, who is invisible to us,”Keep straight on. I am standing by”. With the assurance that our invisible Heavenly Father is standing by, let us move on. Thought for the day Have faith in God to lead you one day at a time. Today you walk beside Him, he knows what is ahead. Put your trust in him for your tomorrow. No one is hopeless whose hope is in God. To be able to look ahead and living each moment with a sense of God’s presence will make the New year glorious. Let us pray O Lord! our heavenly father! We praise you for every blessing which has come to us throughout our lives. Oh God, our master, as we look back, we give you thanks for every part of our life which you have filled with your kindness, love and mercy. Lord, as we are at the start of the new year, we thank you for your promises to be with us and lead us throughout the year. O Lord,You are the foundation upon which we build our life. You are our source of protection and strength. Protect us and lead us through hard times . We commit our principal, administrators, teachers and students into your mighty hands. Bless each one of us. In Jesus’ most precious name I pray. Amen! Let us continue with the Lord’s prayer Our Father who art in heaven…………… Stand to attention for the school song Thank You! Have a blessed day!