On our fridge...

(music floating around)

bitter storms & these sweet symphonies elaborately whisper about summer sun & recall the dreams of thousands of life together in his heaven
stop, friend, please
hear, ask, live, worship
have beauty
have him

[thanks to the person who left this magnetic poetic message]


What's on your fridge?

God Bless

be here, be now

Have you ever wondered about what it means to truly be hospitable? Or why hospitable and despicable sound so similar? No? Okay then, we'll leave it.

 

How about I share with you today some song lyrics. A blog I read semi regularly 'One Bright Corner' has this as their 'theme song', the reason behind why they entitled their blog as it is. I quite like the lyrics which is why I am sharing it with you today. If you follow the link above you will also get a brief history lesson behind the song and the person who wrote it.

Do not wait until some deed of greatness you may do,
Do not wait to shed your light afar;
To the many duties ever near you now be true,
Brighten the corner where you are.

Refrain
Brighten the corner where you are!
Brighten the corner where you are!
Someone far from harbor you may guide across the bar;
Brighten the corner where you are!

 

Just above are clouded skies that you may help to clear,
Let not narrow self your way debar;
Though into one heart alone may fall your song of cheer,
Brighten the corner where you are.

 

Here for all your talent you may surely find a need,
Here reflect the bright and Morning Star;
Even from your humble hand the Bread of Life may feed,
Brighten the corner where you are.

God Bless

Seeing Stars

Today I baked a cake. It's a star, literally. Well, okay, it's shaped like a star. It was lots of fun and a lot less cleaning up then I thought it would be.

 

 

 Stars are pretty amazing. Some shine so bright that we can see them (heaps far away), in the middle of the day (lots of other light)!! They are constant, always in the same place, which makes them dependable also, for direction, and locating constellations. I remember when I first found a constellation here (Northern Hemisphere) which I knew from home (Southern Hemisphere) I was so excited.

In Cumbria, England - can you pick a constellation??
[photo credits to Joe Stockdale - Flickr]



I think there's two really cool lessons we can learn from stars. The first is that although they are so far away, they can have an influence on our lives here... their light is sooo bright that not only does it reach this far but probably many of the stars we see have already died - yet their light shines on. We too can make a difference, all we need to do is let our light shine. There is only one true light, and that is Jesus Christ - so let Him shine in your lives. (John 1:9)

 

The second is that stars are pretty amazing and extraordinary, but they are not the most amazing or the most extraordinary - that title belongs to the One who created them... (and everything else) - God. He really is great - and so much more.... everything... than the stars we see!

 

God Bless

grubs are yummy

I discovered something the other day, I love having stale, slightly mouldy bread in the house. This might sound revolting and disgusting to you but before you judge too much, let me tell you why. When we have such bread in the house, it means that it's time for an outing to feed the ducks! :)

 

I went on such an outing last Sunday (Easter Sunday) with a friend on our way to lunch. We had 6 join us at the edge of the River Cam - 3 swans, 2 ducks, and a gull. It was lots of fun, as well as challenging keeping them separate so that they would not squabble.

 

In church this morning we looked at Ephesians 6 and what our various relationships should look like as Christians. We are all different and when we think only of ourselves we will often squabble, or if we think only of others we will be left out, but by thinking first and foremost of Christ, and doing all our actions as working for and serving Him, we can differentiate ourselves from the birds.

 

When I was thinking about what to write in this blog, I discovered something as I talked things over with a friend. It's not lack of things to write about which is the problem, but rather choosing one of the many things which I could write about. The reason I have so many things I could write about is that I have no secrets.

 

You might say, sure you have secrets - everyone has secrets - but I would disagree. A secret is not something which other do not know about you, but rather something which you wilfully hide from others. I have secrets which I keep for others, but they are not my own. Of myself, I try to be transparent - and I hope that if you do know me, you can see this too!

 

That's all for now,

 

God Bless