What passions and desires should we overcome? Lets think about it with sincere recognition of our faults and prayers for forgiveness.

Are there any migrant groups or organisations in your neighbourhood or near your church? Get in touch with them, ready to share and learn!

Take a moment to reflect on the things you are consciously or subconsciously condemning yourself for and ask God what he thinks about those things.

Why dont you take some time today to pray for your closest friends and see what God has to say about them?

When was the last time you let someone challenge your beliefs and you truly listened to what they had to say?

Where in your life has God taken something that you considered bad and turned it into something beautiful?

Take a moment to think about the people you are spending the majority of your time with and how this could be influencing your character.

Why not set yourself the challenge of giving someone five extra minutes of your time today to really get to know them better?

Join a group which has a spread of people with diverse backgrounds, views, faith and cultures who are tackling a common need or problem in the community.

Find a local project which involves restoration and rebuilding of the environment, or care of something old like furniture, a house or a vehicle, and commit to giving some of your time.

Find where you can help with those who have mobility constraints and need a hand up, whatever that might mean for them.

Research your family tree and celebrate the richness contained in it.

Identify situations which need new paths to be opened in what appear, on the face of it, to be dead ends. Think about how you can help to bring these about.

Look up current Amnesty International reports and add some names and situations to your prayer list.

Revelation 17 represents Rome (called Babylon) as a prostitute drunk with the blood of Gods people. Was Paul mistaken in Romans 13 or would he have agreed?

Who are your heroes among social and political reformers, and what do you admire about them?

Note that it is only after many safeguarding scandals that church leaders are urged to report every allegation to independent bodies and the police.

Consider supporting one of the organisations dedicated to exposing violations of human rights or helping those who have suffered from them.

I was in prison and you visited me (Matthew 25:36). There are many kinds of prison poverty, addiction, chronic illness. Do you visit Christ there?

Find out about the story of your own local church. Who was it built for, and by whom?

Read verses 89 and 15 of this chapter and consider the reassurance of Gods support and presence, despite the circumstances we may be enduring.

The priests and Pharisees decided what they wanted Jesus to be. What do I want Jesus to be?

Can you remember when you first recognised Christ as the Son of God? If you dont feel that way, what would be the signs for you?

What are the things of Caesar in your situation? How do you reconcile your obligations to worldly authorities and those in the kingdom of God?

Hold each day to that hope of feasting in the kingdom of heaven.

Can you think of a time when someone went the extra mile with you or for you? Perhaps thank them for that and thank God for them.

Notice how often you use touch and non-verbal communication throughout the day. How has someone helped you through their physical touch?

Is there any consequence of being a Christian that has seemed too much for you in the past? How did you overcome that?

Asking for help can be more important than offering it in many ways. Explore how asking for help can make you feel and how Jesus can help you do it more often.

Can you remember a mercy shown to you when you were in need? Consider how even the smallest act of kindness can be life-changing.