Bishop David tweeting to encourage prayer and action this Lent
The Bishop of Huntingdon, the Rt Rev David Thomson is launching Count Your Blessings in Twitter on March 9th.
Bishop David and the Bishop of Croydon, the Rt Rev Nick Baines, have teamed up with Christian Aid to encourage Christians to pray, act and give this Lent.
During the 45 days of Lent, Bishop David will use Twitter to share daily reflections and actions. Daily actions will also be posted every morning on Christian Aid’s Twitter page.
Bishop David said: “ Twitter is a great way of passing on the quick and practical ideas that Christian Aid has come up with for Lent. Follow me @bpdt and see if I manage to keep up with them! ”
A Count Your Blessings calendar is available for download at www.christianaid.org.uk/lent to help people look at the good things in their lives and respond through giving, reflection, action or prayer.
The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, is encouraging people to get involved in Count Your Blessings. He said: “We should all count our blessings for what God has given us and I hope that everyone will consider taking action to help those in need this Easter, no matter where they live.”
Bishop David has also challenged himself to read Round the Bible in 40 Days – the whole book, start to finish. He has a special blog where you can read/download the reading plan, a starter guide to the Bible, and see the intros and comments day by day.
Useful Lent Links
- Diocese of Ely's Bishop Appeal 2011 for The Bible Society
- Bishop David's Round the World Blog and Lent Bible Challenge
- Gift Aid form for UK Tax Payers
- The Bible Society
- The Bible Society's booklet about their work in China
- February 2011 message from The Bible Society's about their work in China
- March 2011 message from The Bible Society's about their work in China
- May 2011 message from The Bible Society's about their work in China
- July 2011 message from The Bible Society's about their work in China
- The Bible Society's booklet about their work in China
- Christian Aid - Count Your Blessings resources
- Bishop David's Twitter
- Lent Evensongs in St Neots Deanery
- Lent Talks in Shingay Deanery