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And He who was seated on the throne said, ‘Behold, I am making all things new.’
Revelation 21:5

Dear Friends,

Welcome to the new school year. I do hope you are well and that you had a fantastic summer break – what weather we had!

A new school year means lots and lots of new experiences, opportunities and possibilities ~ and, yes, new challenges. September marks a new ‘season’ for the school as a community; a fresh start, a clean slate, requiring new ways of thinking, learning and being as the school welcomes new members, new lessons and new expectations.

The great thing about any new season is that it gives everyone the chance to truly see God’s purposes working out in exciting ways. All that will unfold as the school year progresses doesn’t happen by accident. It’s through prayer, being with God, seeking His will, His strength and His encouragement in all that we do that we explore ‘the new’. We are never along in the new; God is always with us, for as John says we may have “confidence in approaching God and when we ask anything according to His will, He will hear us. 

We never walk into the new alone. Of course, it takes courage and confidence, but it offers the chance to grow and expand. The new also allows us to let go of things which might hold us back: Isaiah suggested we should “forget the former things; not to dwell on the past, for God is doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not see it?

At the start of this new term, I hope everyone in our amazing learning community can confidently look forward rather than backwards, grasping all that God has planned for us, all that He will gift us and that this is another wonderful year in the life of the school.

Gracious God,

thank you for the gift of this new school year and for the promise of a fresh start.

You are the Lord of new beginnings, and we thank you for your faithfulness through every season. 

As we step into this new season, fill our hearts with new blessings, joy, and peace.

Give us a fresh vision for the future and a hopeful expectation that Your goodness is coming.

In your name we pray,

Amen

Blessings and thanks

Jonathan
Rector

Wylye and Till Valley Benefice.