The Chibi News Daily Reflection
Hi, I'm Reverend Mike, a vicar in the Church of England. What is the best news you have ever received
Perhaps that yes after an interview, or the all-clear after that trip to the doctors
The Christian message is at heart the announcement of good news. That's what the Old English word gospel means, glad tidings
And the good news is this. It begins with the claim that the world is not an accident, but the work of a good and loving God
And yet it's clear that something has fractured that relationship. The Bible calls it sin, humanity turning away from its maker
and all of the brokenness that we see in our world flows directly from there
But God in his love sent his son Jesus to reverse that fall from grace
You see the cross is the place where heaven and earth unite again
Jesus died to pay the penalty for our sin and as he rises he promises a new world full of joy in his presence forever
John 1.12 says, To all those who received him, to those who believed in his name
he gave them the right to become children of God. At heart, Christianity is not advice, but an announcement
that infinite grace is on offer and that a new beginning is possible in Christ
to all who will receive him