President for the day on Sunday was Peter Kitchen who welcomed the speaker, David Dunstan and visitors from Reading, Wythall and Halesowen.

On Sunday afternoon David didn’t use the daily reading from Jeremiah which many think is full of doom and gloom, but turned to the poetry of Lamentations 3. Although the first part is about people who know what it was like in those times and was an expression of grief for the whole nation, it changes in the second half to quiet acceptance and promises salvation to all who turn back to God.

We can learn from this chapter that God’s love and compassion is steadfast and faithful, especially in the giving of Jesus who we remember in the communion service. We can see that unchanging love in Jesus and Paul pointed out that nothing can separate us from the love of God.

After sharing tea David led an evening of praise and talked about Jesus as the Saviour of the world. Just as Jesus fulfilled the promises which God had made, and just as Joshua led his people to the Promised Land, Jesus leads us to His Kingdom. As Paul wrote to Timothy, we can all be saved by belief and baptism and can be changed. We are saved through the mercy and grace of God and we have to put our faith in Him and devote ourselves to doing good and putting others first as we wait for the kingdom to come.