WELCOME TO MELTON TEAM PARISH WEBSITE

Welcome to the Melton Mowbray Team Parish!

There’s so much useful and interesting information about our Team Parish on this, our new website – do take time to explore it.

And, if possible, we look forward to meeting you in person soon.

Every Blessing,
Mary (Barr)
Team Rector

If you can’t find what you’re looking for, do contact Julia, the Website Administrator by email julia@meltonparish.org.uk.

Team Rector Writes

“Thirsty ground” 

Dear Friends,

Climate breakdown is causing havoc with the weather.  While some parts of the world are suffering devastating floods, other places – like our own region – have experienced months with very little rain. After one of the driest Springs on record, many of our rivers and reservoirs are now running low, and some parts of the country are already in an official state of Summertime drought. This prolonged spell of dry weather affects the timing and quality of the harvest gathered by farmers. The impact has also been evident in our gardens, not least with wilting plants and dry brittle grass. Perhaps by the time you read this, the situation will have changed; but even so, it will take a considerable amount of rain to replenish the depleted rivers and reservoirs, and to soften the hard, dry ground.

While we may grumble at having to be more careful in our use of water, other parts of the world are faring so much worse. Several regions –  the Horn of Africa and Southern Africa for example –  are experiencing the worst drought for many years, which has led to millions of people enduring devastating widespread famine. Aid organisations, including Christian charities like Tearfund, are issuing urgent appeals,  both for our prayers and for financial donations to help to bring some relief to communities bearing the brutal brunt of climate related crises, as well as other causes of poverty.

 In the dry and thirsty lands of the Bible, rain is seen as a God-given blessing. And it is also an image of the spiritual blessing that God longs to give whenever people acknowledge their need. When David was in the parched wilderness of Judah, he cried out to the Lord: ‘O God, you are my God, I seek you, my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water’ (Psalm 63:1).

Christians believe that as we turn to Jesus Christ, we find in Him all that we need to soften our hard hearts and to quench our deepest spiritual thirst. Jesus says this to all who hear His voice and come to Him in faith:

“Whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life” (John 4:14).  

Shall we persist in prayer for Christ’s living water to cleanse and refresh us and His whole Church this summer…

Every blessing

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