Message from the Minister

As the people of Carmel know by now, I’m very fond of hymns, especially hymns filled with personal experiences of people who have known Christ as their Lord and Saviour. The names of Ann Griffiths and Williams Pantycelyn and others spring to mind.

In Caneuon Ffydd No. 609, John Roberts has a very memorable hymn. It’s possible that we have sung the hymn at Carmel although I have no recollection of doing so. As the late Revd. John Roberts declares the connection between God and His Church throughout the centuries, he gratefully notes three things

1)   God’s shelter for his church

2)   God’s company in his church

3)   God’s love for his church

Three wonderful headings for a sermon.

I’m looking forward to singing the hymn during the month of May and really concentrating on the unchanging truths found in the three verses.

May God in Christ help us to find solace under the shelter of his wings, to walk daily in the company of Jesus, and to respond with our whole being to the greatest love the world has ever known.

All to Jesus I surrender, I surrender all

H.Vincent Watkins (Minister)