Twelve men good and true (only by the grace of God) from Hampshire went to St Agnes in Cornwall last weekend (23-25 July) on a mission. We might have thought we were going like lambs to the slaughter as we went with a little trepidation for the purpose of sharing the good news about Jesus to the people there. We were not experts - like the twelve disciples of Jesus we were learning on the job. For most of us it was the first time of doing such a thing. So what is the good news? Taking the latin term Agnus Dei (or Agnes Dei), which means Lamb of God, the good news is that Jesus Christ became the perfect offering for sin when He died on the cross two thousand years ago atoning for the sins of humanity. Atoning is not your commonal garden word - it means that God and man were made at one because of the cross. Because of the cross, God is not cross with us, our sins are crossed out, and we can cross from death to life. In a family, if a child does something wrong he or she normally says sorry to the father or mother and promises not to do it again. All is forgiven. God is our father in heaven. Will you say sorry, turn to Him today and receive Christ into your life to live through you?
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