I don't know about you but I don't 'do clutter'! Saying that, the more time I spend in my study, the more clutter that keeps appearing. I'm privileged to live in a house with plenty of room, which means that there is lots of storage. But it doesn't matter how much space I have, I always mange to fill it. I like it organised though and have a place for everything. The problem at the moment and being in 'lockdown' means that I am working from home much more and still organising and leading worship (albeit online) - hence the clutter. I go to great lengths to give a nice, clean, clear background when I am taking an online service. What you don't see is the furniture pushed up against my bookcases, my laptop balanced atop a couple of storage boxes and precariously propped up with books and cellotaped in place so it doesn't fall over. Yes, it looks a bit chaotic and the second the service is over, everything goes back into its place. I wouldn't say that I am obsessively tidy but I do like to know where things are...it makes for an easier life!
Being so new into my post here and with the churches being closed means that I haven't even begun to get to know the church buildings very well and of course my congregations. Although I do hope that my daily writings are helping you get to know me a little better. One of the things that I was planning for June was to have an 'Away Day'...a time out of the parish to get to know each other...our vision for our parishes...our thoughts about the worship patterns...our Mission strategy...
Like I have already said...I like an ordered life, to know what I am doing and where I am going. Living through these Covid times brings with it an uncertain future. We don't know what if looks like or where it will take us. We will save our 'Away Day' for 'Another Day'.
Today is Good Friday. The disciples, who had been on quite an adventure up to that time, suddenly found their lives turned upside-down. They had planned a secure future with a man who they thought would bring them freedom from their Roman oppressors, a powerful ruler, with themselves part of his inner circle. It had all looked so promising ...but Good Friday happened and suddenly nothing made any sense.
Things happen that make no sense and yes today is a dark day. We're allowed dark days. It is because of the dark days that we can embrace the light days when they reappear. And reappear they will. Easter is just a couple of days away. Spring is upon us and this imposed time of lockdown will, God willing, very soon be an episode in our memories. Each of us will be changed in some way because of it. The events and uncertainty of Good Friday changed the direction of the disciples' lives forever, I wonder how we will will be changed because of this Good Friday?
So stay strong, stay safe and may you feel the loving arms of Christ enfolding you with his peace this day and always.
Like I have already said...I like an ordered life, to know what I am doing and where I am going. Living through these Covid times brings with it an uncertain future. We don't know what if looks like or where it will take us. We will save our 'Away Day' for 'Another Day'.
Today is Good Friday. The disciples, who had been on quite an adventure up to that time, suddenly found their lives turned upside-down. They had planned a secure future with a man who they thought would bring them freedom from their Roman oppressors, a powerful ruler, with themselves part of his inner circle. It had all looked so promising ...but Good Friday happened and suddenly nothing made any sense.
Things happen that make no sense and yes today is a dark day. We're allowed dark days. It is because of the dark days that we can embrace the light days when they reappear. And reappear they will. Easter is just a couple of days away. Spring is upon us and this imposed time of lockdown will, God willing, very soon be an episode in our memories. Each of us will be changed in some way because of it. The events and uncertainty of Good Friday changed the direction of the disciples' lives forever, I wonder how we will will be changed because of this Good Friday?
So stay strong, stay safe and may you feel the loving arms of Christ enfolding you with his peace this day and always.
Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has ascended into heaven Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathise with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin. Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
Hebrew 4:14-16
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