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For as long as I can remember I have loved going out for walks in the beauty of the amazing creation that surrounds me. Not the kind of walk that ticks off a target, just a meandering, appreciative walk that feeds my soul. I love rivers and lakes, trees and flowers, birds and (some) insects,Continue reading “Making space to …”

After last week’s blog, I was asked the question, “What’s the point of corporate worship?” It’s an interesting question especially if we acknowledge some of what can cause us to struggle with it.  Issues of style that become a stumbling block to us fully engaging, old hymns or new songs; the sound of a worshipContinue reading “With One Accord”

A couple of weeks ago, as I was worshipping at home, I got a picture of a place with lights, loud music and people dancing.  I wasn’t sure what I was looking at and was struck by the thought that it could have been a worship night or a nightclub and that from my glimpseContinue reading “Sing a new song!”

I am not one of those people who gets impatient in queues or whilst waiting anywhere because it means I can indulge in one of my favourite pastimes – watching people.  My daughter and I sometimes played a game imagining who people were and what their lives were like.  I know the saying, “Don’t judgeContinue reading “Take off those lenses!”

In sunny Scotland, we are beginning slowly and carefully to emerge from the restrictions of the pandemic, like a bear coming out of hibernation.  It is as though we are awakening from some weird dream.  We have not come fully out of the cave of lockdown yet but there are definite signs of life thatContinue reading “Keep a safe distance!”

As God builds my connections in this new place, I am struck by the thought processes that hinder me in this, both my connection with people and also my connection with God.  If I am brutally honest, friendship has felt like a waste of time.  Before you stop reading, allow me to explain!   IContinue reading “Working at Friendship”

I have played the song “Abba”, penned by the amazing Jonathan and Melissa Helser, (link here) many times over the last few years.  Recently, it has emerged again as God has me in a process of going deeper into the Father’s heart.  As I contemplated the lyrics in the last week or two, I realisedContinue reading “Abba, I belong to you.”

I was writing something this week and was struck by the word “company” which then came up a couple of times in other contexts.  I don’t know if that happens to you, but sometimes a word or a phrase seems to get stuck in my head and reverberates round and round as I chew onContinue reading “Who are you walking with?”

We have had two “in person” meetings at my church, after having spent over a year with no meetings or online meetings.  It is something I have so looked forward to.  I believe that one of the things that God has been doing through this enforced separation is growing in us a longing for community. Continue reading “Fight for connection”

I was looking again this week at John 1 and in verse 14 comes this beautiful sentence: And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us. Jesus Christ, the Son of God, became flesh, human like you and me and made his home among us.  He left behind life in heaven with the Father, sacrificingContinue reading “I don’t want encounter!”