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Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh I lift my voice and say, yeah, I say, today, tomorrow, and forever, I will live for you. Today, tomorrow, and forever, I will worship you. You have been faithful. You have been kind to me. You hold my future in your hands. So when the world's shaking, the ground beneath my feet, you're the solid rock on which I stand. Yeah, I stand. Today, tomorrow, and forever, I will live for you. Today, tomorrow, and forever, I will worship you. I worship you. I will be without you. I worship you in the calling of the Lord. Today, tomorrow, and forever, I will worship you. Oh, I will worship you. Jesus, I will worship you. Hello again. It's good to be with you. Thank you for joining in this hour of Believe Together. That opening song was Sanctus Real, bringing us the song called Today, Tomorrow, and Forever. Yes, thank you, Peter. And I'm Jenny. And indeed, it is lovely to be with you again. We hope you're having a good week. Now, St. Patrick's Day has just gone, hasn't it? But now, how about cats? Well, apparently, the 17th of March was the day to celebrate St. Gertrude of Nivelles, the patron saint of cats. I didn't know that before just now. Are you a cat lover? I have an old friend, Irene, who loves cats, has cats, and who helps to organise cat shows. We used to have cats, didn't we, Peter? Oh, yes. We had Pansy, or I did, anyway. Let's start with Pansy. Then we had Poppy. Yes. Then we had a brother and sister, Tango and Cleo. Well, we have other friends and family with cats. How about you? Have you ever had a cat? Please feel free to send us pictures of cats and maybe a story about one. And how about their names? Let's have all the names of our cats and see if there are any duplicates. I happen to like cats. The ones with the blue eyes, even the green eyes, yeah. I happen to like cats. Give me a feline over a canine, they got nine lives. Who needs a spouse when you've got 30 cats all over the house? Oscar and Charlie, Coco, Chloe, Max and Marley, yeah, as a matter of fact. I happen to like cats. Meow. And now, for the Thought for the Week for the Kingsham Talking Newspaper. Hello, my name's Caroline. I'm Parish Outreach Worker for St Dunstan's Parish in Kingsham. And I'm looking forward to joining you again and sharing a few thoughts with you this week. Those of you who tuned in last week, I'm sure, would have heard me talk about my lack of green thumbs or my lack of ability to care for plants and flowers. Now, my youngest daughter's godmother is very aware of this fact about me and she, being a very keen gardener, has taken it upon herself to come and look after my garden and help take care of things. And over the last couple of weeks, she's started a new project in my garden. She's cleared a little patch of ground. And this little patch of ground is going to be now known as Hannah's garden. Hannah is my 19-month-old toddler. And over the last couple of weeks, the two of them have begun working on this little patch of land. Now, I've looked out at my garden many, many times over the last couple of years and I'm used to the surroundings. It's part of my everyday view, my everyday outlook. And I think so often when we are used to things and used to a certain routine, we can become dead into it. We can stop noticing the beauty of it. And I have to tell you, if you want to look at things afresh, if you want to regain a sense of wonder about God's creation and about the beauty in the everyday, you need to look through the eyes of a toddler or small child. Because, of course, for them, everything is new. Everything is wonderful. And to sit there and watch my little toddler, you know, exclaim at every leaf and pick up little stones and carry them in her pockets like they're precious jewels back to the house has been a real awakening for me. Especially during this time of Lent, when we are, and as I've been talking about over the last couple of weeks, considering our own faith and how it might grow over the coming years. It's just made me feel really humbled and watching my daughter and encouraged as well. Encouraged that actually we can get dull sometimes or deadened with our routines and we can say our prayers without hearing the words or without thinking of the meaning. And actually we, through our prayer life and through the power of the Holy Spirit, can always be reawakened to our faith and reawakened to our sense of wonder. So, I hope you find this encouraging. I hope you consider maybe the next couple of weeks of just looking again afresh at the beauty of God's creation around you and how this might look if you were seeing it for the first time. Because God does make all things new. And our faith is always able to be renewed and strengthened. And I hope this time of Lent is a time of wonder for you as well and a time of renewal. Lent is a time of wonder for you as well and a time of renewal for you as well. Lent is a time of wonder for you as well and a time of renewal for you as well. Lent is a time of wonder for you as well and a time of renewal for you as well. Lent is a time of wonder for you as well and a time of renewal for you as well. Lent is a time of wonder for you as well and a time of renewal for you as well. Lent is a time of wonder for you as well and a time of renewal for you as well. Lent is a time of wonder for you as well and a time of renewal for you as well. Lent is a time of wonder for you as well and a time of renewal for you as well. Lent is a time of wonder for you as well and a time of renewal for you as well. Lent is a time of wonder for you as well and a time of renewal for you as well. Lent is a time of wonder for you as well and a time of renewal for you as well. Lent is a time of wonder for you as well and a time of renewal for you as well. Lent is a time of wonder for you as well and a time of renewal for you as well. Lent is a time of wonder for you as well and a time of renewal for you as well. Lent is a time of wonder for you as well and a time of renewal for you as well. Lent is a time of wonder for you as well and a time of renewal for you as well. Lent is a time of wonder for you as well and a time of renewal for you as well. Lent is a time of wonder for you as well and a time of renewal for you as well. Lent is a time of wonder for you as well and a time of renewal for you as well. Lent is a time of wonder for you as well and a time of renewal for you as well. Lent is a time of wonder for you as well and a time of renewal for you as well. Lent is a time of wonder for you as well and a time of renewal for you as well. Lent is a time of wonder for you as well and a time of renewal for you as well. Lent is a time of wonder for you as well and a time of renewal for you as well. Lent is a time of wonder for you as well and a time of renewal for you as well. If my eyes cry out in silence, so will I. If this is all I pray, if I'll die. Then we'll take care of this in time. God of salvation Chase down my heart Through all of my failure and pride On a hill you created A light of the world Abandoned in darkness it died And as you speak A hundred billion things disappeared Where you lost your life so I could find it But you left a grave behind you so I I can feel your heart and everything you've done Every part of your mind in a world divided by your lies But you're glad that you're surrendered so I Like you won the game a hundred billion times No one else could mouth your feelings out You're the one that leaves the one behind It's lovely seeing new plants growing and many even blossoming in the spring, isn't it? We've had snowdrops, then crocuses, and now we've just been having cheery daffodils. I love daffodils. They really cheer me up. Now, we have some of them in our garden, don't we Peter? Oh yes. Yes. Now, thank you to Kath, who's very kindly recorded a very famous poem about daffodils. I will let her introduce it. Thank you, Kath. Golden Daffodils by William Wordsworth I wandered lonely as a cloud that floats on high over vales and hills When all at once I saw a crowd, a host of golden daffodils Beside the lake, beneath the trees, fluttering and dancing in the breeze Continuous as the stars that shine and twinkle on the Milky Way They stretched a never-ending line along the margin of a bay Ten thousand saw I at a glance, tossing their heads in sprightly dance The waves beside them danced, but they outdid the sparkling leaves in glee A poet could not but be gay in such a jokant company I gazed and gazed, but little thought what wealth the show to me had brought For oft when on my couch I lie, in vacant or in pensive mood They flash upon that inward eye, which is the bliss of solitude And then my heart with pleasure fills and dances with the daffodils And now it's time for our Just for Fun quiz. Time for question one. Now, as Caroline's just been talking about the beauty in God's creation and we've also been thinking about daffodils and other things that grow in the spring I thought we'd have a quiz about flowers. So here we go then. Yes. Thank you, Blaze. Question number one. What is the common name for any of the plants that fall into the genus Narcissus? Hmm. Narcissus. Okay. Narcissus. That sounds very much like a Greek god. But they're not plants. Oh, I'll have to wait for the answers later. Now, on a much more serious note, many people today are very concerned about the state of our nation and that seems to be true for just about every nation in the world. But of course this is not new. We've got a song here called Heal Our Nation, which was written by Heartbeat in the 1980s. Let's listen to a version now by Sue Rinaldi. Lord, we long for you to move in power. There's a hunger deep within our hearts to see healing in our nation. Send your spirit to revive us. Heal our nation. Heal our nation. Lord, we cry to you. Heal our nation. Heal our nation. Heal our nation. Pour out your spirit on this earth. Lord, we hear your spirit calling closer. A mighty wave to break upon our land. Gracious Lord, have mercy. Oh, God, we cry to you. Revive. Revive our nation. Heal our nation. Heal our nation. Heal our nation. Pour out your spirit on this earth. Lord, we hear your spirit. Lord, we hear your spirit calling closer. A mighty wave to break upon our land. Bring in justice. Bring in justice. And forgiveness. God, we cry to you. Revive. Revive our nation. Heal our nation. Lord, we pray to you. Heal our nation. The grace of our family. Heal our nation. A river of hope. Pour out your spirit on this earth. Heal our nation. Let's sing it out. Heal our nation. Heal our nation. Heal our nation. Pour out your spirit on this earth. What beautiful words. What a beautiful prayer that is. I'm sure this is something that all of us can pray. And pray frequently. Heal our nation. Hey, you. Have you ever felt like listening to our sister program on a Friday evening to kickstart your weekend early? And prepare for the opposite of calm. It's the lighter show. Hey, every Friday here at 4pm on KTCR FM. Join us for the best possible way to start your weekend. Remember, folks, you're listening to the lighter show on KTCR FM. Top tunes. Unique radio features. Guaranteed to leave you feeling lighter. Leave feeling lighter or your money back. Barbra Streisand. That's us. The lighter show. Friday, 4pm. We'll be seeing you. You're listening to Believe Together. A church that's together in Caterham and Salford. Production for KTCR FM 105.8 and online. Now here's my diary verse for this week. It comes from Psalm 33 and it says, Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord and the people whom he has chosen for his own inheritance. Well, this is referring, of course, to God's special chosen people, the Jews. But just think of those words relating to any nation, including our own today. When I was just thinking about that, it made me think of that old favourite hymn, Jerusalem. Apparently, according to its most common interpretation, this poem, written by William Blake, suggests that a visit from Jesus will create heaven in England. In contrast to the dark, satanic mills of the Industrial Revolution. The tune to Jerusalem that we find very famous, don't we, was written much later in 1917 and was composed by Parry. So let's listen to Jerusalem, sung here by Katherine Jenkins. Jerusalem And Jesus, sweet in ancient time, Woke upon England's mountains green And was so good in love of God On England's pleasant water clean And did her countenance divine Shine forth upon us every tear And when she looked and answered it clear Among these dark, satanic mills Bring me my poor old burdened load Bring me my garrows of sin and Bring me my sleep, my child alone Bring me my chariot of fire I will not bid your men to fight Nor shall they hold me with my hand Till we find rest upon the land In England's green and pleasant land And now it's time for our Just for Fun quiz. Time for question two. Thanks, Blaise. Here is a real puzzling question. Hold on then. Here we go. The anniversary of which Prime Minister's death is commemorated in the UK as Primrose Day. Well, I didn't know there was a Primrose Day, Peter. No, nor did I. So I don't think we are commemorating it. I've never done it consciously, but OK. We'll find out when we get the answers later. Now, if anyone would like to contact the team here at Believe Together, it could be answers to the quiz, it could be a birthday dedication, or you could be dedicating a track, maybe some other big moment in your life or another person's life. It's all good. We'd love to hear from you. Or you could just contact us about anything at all that's interesting. I mean, that's what local radio is so much fun for, isn't it? Here's how you can get in touch. We've got multiple ways, so get your pencil at the ready. The first way is easy. It's if you want to text message us or use the WhatsApp application on your mobile phone. This is the number for WhatsApp or texting. That's 07879402114. Now, if you prefer email, you can email bt at melted.com. That's bt at melted.com. Perhaps you prefer Facebook. Not a problem. We have a Facebook page where you can contact us as well. And you can search in Facebook for Believe Together Radio and you'll find us on Facebook. That's Believe Together Radio. And finally, if you go to your place where you normally get your podcasts from, there are many places. But wherever that is for you, just search for Believe Together and you'll find us wherever you get your podcasts from. We hope to hear from you soon. Go on, get in touch. You're listening to Believe Together, a KTCR FM 105.8 and online. Right, it's time for our international news headlines. Now, please don't forget these are only headlines. If you're interested in any of these subjects, we suggest that you just go online somewhere and find out a lot more. Or, of course, go to any of your other useful sources of information. Here we go. Here we go. Okay. Harassment, threats and discrimination. Legal crackdown against Christians in Cuba escalates. Diocese, Catholic confessions to remain confidential despite Hong Kong security law. A dog-friendly venue is as welcoming as a piranha-friendly swimming pool. Winchester Cathedral allowing dogs to enter causes controversy. Methodist peer blasts United Nations for failing Haiti as gang violence escalates. Anarchy in Haiti. Believers and church leaders kidnapped in gang-led chaos. Pope says option of resigning is only a distant hypothesis. Church solar panel plans cause council drama. Christian author and broadcaster Jeff Lucas announces retirement from church. Women are accepted up to a point. Calls for more diversity as CFE celebrates 30 years of female priests. Kenya West says he has issues with Jesus after unanswered prayers. The Chosen, season 4 release delayed due to legal matters. Cate Blanchett reveals her battle with faith ahead of new film. Tribute to Colin Hart, Christian Institute director. Church partners with charity to offer free GCSE tutoring. Now for some what songs. But of course we'll start with what was on. Christian Aid would like to thank all who supported their Christmas appeal, raising over £1,000. Plus some gift aid as well. Also they'd like to thank all those who helped with and supported their quiz, raising another £266. Their next event is on Saturday 23rd March. A delicious soup lunch in St John's Parish Hall. Oh, that sounds good, doesn't it? Now, last Saturday I had the freedom and privilege to go and join Trevor Stubbs for the launch of his new book, Tabitha. What is this book all about? Well, on the back of the cover here, it tells you a little bit about it. It's set in Yorkshire, in a sort of a Victorian town. It's all about a girl called Tabitha, a 13-year-old only child of an estranged black father and a white mother, growing into her teenage years. How is Tabitha going to cope with it all? Well, this is a story about the process of becoming an adult, between 13 and 16. I was able to ask Trevor just a few questions about his book. Here's what he said. How long did it take you to write a story like this? I mean, this is a big book. Yes, well, I've been writing it for a long time. It's one of those things that's always been there in the background. I started it before I published anything else. So, it's come together gradually over years. Wow, and you've written a few other books now, haven't you? Yes. The others are for teenagers, and this one is about teenagers. Correct. Very interesting. So, this is primarily for adults, but, of course, teenagers might identify with it and like it. I mean, Anna Hewitt-Raktani, who designed the cover, is 17 now, and she read it when she was 16. And so she read it as a teenager in order to help her design the cover. But she's very complimentary, and she said, no, you say the wrong thing for saying it's not for teenagers. But it is not primarily for teenagers. But some teenagers will enjoy it. But if they know that it's not written with all the stuff that teenagers are into, like fantasy and thrills, it's down-to-earth drama. You're not in different worlds. You don't travel through white gates or go into different dimensions. It's not my own books. I mean, nothing that happens in this book has not, in my experience, happened to somebody. And you might think, goodness me, there's some pretty vile stuff that's happened. It's not graphic, and I don't go into exercising people's imagination salaciously and stuff like that. But it does talk about the background to what it can be like for people who are persecuted and got at. Oh, and the other thing to say is since you're obviously from a Christian background, is that there is a church element, a Christian element in it, because the people that come to help have got all of that background as well. And it helps Tabs and her mum through, because they're there for them and understanding them. And so we meet characters who are associated with the church and other teenagers. And so you've got the whole gamut of teenagers from growth griff at one end of the scale to really, really special kids at the other. And Tabs is struggling through. And it's how it goes. Right. Thank you very much indeed. And at last week's Churches Together Lent event, we had Sister Margaret Harlock who took us through some very interesting thoughts about approaching God in prayer. In particular, she led us through the story of blind Bartimaeus whom Jesus healed. One point that really impacted me was how Jesus asked Bartimaeus what he wanted him to do for him, even though full well he knew that he wanted to see. Jesus asked us the same question. And we, of course, can ask others that question before praying for them. What do they want Jesus to do for them? Next week, we'll report on the final talk of this series with the theme of deepening discipleship. ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ Thank you to Bethel Music for Razor Hallelujah, a great, encouraging, lively worship song. Now, talking about worship, the movement Worship Night has arrived! Sunday the 24th of March at 6.30pm in St. John's Parish Hall. There'll be Time Worshipping Jesus Together, then a short message, followed by expectantly waiting upon the Holy Spirit. This worship gathering is aimed at youth and young adults, so do please let any you may know, from whatever church or from none, know about this. Please arrive for a 6.30pm start sharp. Now you can find out more from this website, wearemovement.net and I believe that actually some of us who are not quite so young will be allowed in if we want to, so long as we sit at the back and don't disturb the youngsters. Now something else different, telling the Easter story through paintings. We did mention this before. On Tuesday the 26th of March at St. Michael's Church Burnett, Dr Nigel Halliday will give an illustrated talk on the events of Holy Week, as seen through the eyes and hands of painters down through the centuries. Dr Halliday is an expert in this field, as well as being the retired pastor of a community church and he now lives in Salford. This promises to be a fascinating evening and one very suitable for Holy Week. The cost of admission is £10 and there will be the usual refreshments. Now to reserve a ticket, please contact Tom Puryear, that's P-E-R-Y-E-R on tom.puryear at edpro.co.uk Now if you're not sure about that, we'll put that email address and the telephone number on our Facebook page. Now the time for this wonderful production is 7.30pm but please get there if you can for 7.15pm. Now we know there will be lots of special services and other church events as we get up to Easter in Holy Week. But one we can tell you about now, we'll tell you about most of them next week in our last show before Easter. But right now we can just mention Palm Sunday. We only know of one special Palm Sunday service, maybe you know more. There's one at Cainsham Baptist Church at 10.30am on the 24th of March specially for Palm Sunday. You're listening to Believe Together, a church that's together in Cainsham and Salford production for KTCR FM 105.8 and online. And now it's time for our Just For Fun quiz and time for question three. Okay, thank you Blaze. Now this next question, I'm sure you'll all be able to answer. The question is, what is the more common name for Helianthus? Yes, Helianthus. Think big, think bright Peter. Okay? Big poppy. Anyway, we'll find out sooner or later what Helianthus is. Helianthus There's a wind of glory All across the land Fragrant breeze of air Blowing once again Don't know where it comes from Don't know where it goes Let it blow for me Oh, sweet wind Come and blow for me There the rain pouring Showers from above Mercy drops coming Mercy drops of blood Search your face to heavens Let the water pour Let it pour over me Oh, sweet rain Come and pour over me There the fire burning Falling from the sky Falling from the fire Consuming you and I Can you feel it burning? Burn the sacrifice Let it burn over me Oh, sweet fire Come and burn over me Oh, sweet fire Come and burn over me Come and burn over me Come and burn over me I seem to remember that lovely song from several years ago now. It's called There's a Wind of Blowing and that lovely gentle version was brought to us by Cornel Dreesen and Louis Britz. Now it's time for the answers for this week's quiz. Thank you, Blaze. So, question one was What is the common name for any of the plants that fall into the genus Narcissus? Now, you didn't seem to know the answer to that, did you, Peter? No, I had no idea. Well, I wonder if you, lovely listener out there, know the answer. I'm sure many of you do. It is, of course, daffodil. Oh. Daffodils. They're all yellow, aren't they, Narcissus and things. Now, apparently, I found it quite interesting that daffodils were brought over to Britain from Rome by the Romans and they called them King Arthur daffodils after King Arthur who was around at the time. Really? That's interesting, isn't it? King Arthur? King Arthur. So, I told our little grandson, Arthur, that really, you know, he's got daffodils named after him. Wow. So, that's interesting. Now, you remember at school, Peter, we used to have daffodil competitions, didn't we? Yes. Oh, growing a daffodil each year. We all had to grow a daffodil and somehow cast it along to school without it falling out of the pot. And then we might get a black and white certificate if it was, you know, not badly grown. Yes. If it was spectacular... Oh, yes. ...we received a coloured... That's right. ...a sort of photograph of a daffodil. A colour print. That was a rare thing. Anyway, so that's lovely. We all love daffodils, don't we? Now, question two. The anniversary of which Prime Minister's death is commemorated in the UK as Primrose Day. Did you know that, Peter? No, no idea. No. Now, I wonder if you knew that. Well, I have to say, I didn't know myself. It's very interesting. Well, Primrose Day marked the anniversary of the death of the British statesman and Conservative Prime Minister, Benjamin Disraeli. So, that's quite a few years ago. Yes. He was the first Earl of Beaconsfield and he died on the 19th of April, 1881. So, apparently, we're meant to commemorate this every 19th of April. Oh. That's because Benjamin Disraeli, his favourite flower was the primrose. Well, okay. So, maybe we'd better do it this April, Peter. Hmm. Go round looking for primroses or see if we can buy or plant any. Mind you, really, the primroses are out now. We've got some, haven't we? Yes. So, yeah, certainly never knew that. Primrose Day. Well, they're lovely flowers, anyway. They are very lovely. Now, question three, which I'm sure most of you will have got the answer to this one. What is the more common name for helianthus? Do you know that, Peter? No. No. Well, it is, of course, the sunflower. Oh. Because it comes from the Greek, I expect, or Latin or something, heli meaning sun. Oh. And, yeah, it is big and it is bright, isn't it? Certainly is. With all those hundreds of seeds in the centre of each flower. I don't think there's much else to say about that except that I have known children today growing sunflowers. Maybe they do that instead of daffodils. Have a competition. Who can grow the tallest sunflower? Sounds fun. I don't think we've been very successful at that. No. But maybe you have. Hmm. I wonder what's the tallest sunflower that you've managed to grow. It's been lovely to hear from you. Well, it's been lovely being with you for this hour. I hope to be with you again next week. I do hope you'll be able to enjoy spring coming and enjoy some lovely flowers. Indeed. So it's goodbye from Jenny and goodbye from me too. As usual, we're going to look over now to Des to bring us a blessing for this week and then we're going to play out with a little country and western brought to us this time by Alan Jackson and a very appropriate song too, In the Garden. Father Almighty, may we enjoy being in the quiet of your presence today and learn of the love and grace that you do bestow on each one of us and everyone. In Jesus' name, amen. I come to the garden alone While the dew is still on the roses And the voice I hear Falling on my ear The Son of God discloses And He walks with me And He talks with me And He tells me I am His own And the joy we share As we carry that None other has ever known I'd stay in the garden with Him For the night around me is falling But He bids me go Through the voice of hope His voice to me is calling And He walks with me And He talks with me And He tells me I am His own And the joy we share As we carry that None other has ever known And the joy we share As we carry that None other has ever known