Harvest

We had a really great weekend at Failsworth celebrating Harvest with a potato pie supper (northern delicacy, apparently) and quiz on Saturday and a good Sunday of celebration and thanksgiving.

The best bit was seeing some new people come to Sunday worship.

I really enjoy harvest - it's just a great time to be intentionally thankful, and even though some of our people may be facing difficulties of all kinds, despite those circumstances we can still choose to worship God and give Him thanks. I spent a little time yesterday with one of our "spiritual giants", and then had a telephone conversation with someone else later in the day - both people who embody the "I can't choose my circumstances but I can choose my attitude" approach to life. Thank God for positive encouragers.

I have been very challenged in my own life to think about what the harvest of my life will be. Something to reflect on some more as we head off to our first Officers' Councils tomorrow.