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Sunday Worship: Meeting God in the mess

Meeting God in the mess

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From Holy Trinity Platt in South Manchester, preacher the Revd Dr Paul Mathole.

The Revd Dr Paul Mathole draws contemporary resonances from the story of Jacob, remembered as a cheat and a deceiver, yet progenitor of the people of Israel in the book of Genesis.

From Holy Trinity Platt in South Manchester. Life is as full of ups and downs whether caused by difficult work or family circumstances, sickness, financial difficulty, a run of mishaps, or quite simply our own folly! The Old Testament figure Jacob knew several of these - his name and personal story coalesce around ideas of cheating or deceiving and at times his life certainly seemed a mess - yet God’s presence was strangely persistent in his every day experience.  Preacher the Revd Dr Paul Mathole draws contemporary resonances from this ancient account of the progenitor of the people of Israel in the book of Genesis. Leader: Sarah Bradley. Music Director: Olly Hamilton. Reading: Genesis 32:22-32. Producer: Philip Billson

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