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| St. Mary's After the Service Coffee time |
Easter—“He Is
Risen” rings through my ears and in my heart.
Our Easter Sunday provided us opportunities to make wonderful
memories. Firstly, the weather suited
the day—with patches of broken clouds and sun shining through. At least the morning was dry.
The eleven o’clock
morning service at St. Mary’s had some unexpected visitors. A black Labrador named Farley came for the
first time as a part of his training to be a guide dog to one of our regular
church members. He’s just over two years
old, sleek coated and eager to please. I’m
sure we will see more of him in the future.
At the end of
the service the vicar introduced a couple celebrating a significant
anniversary. They had been married sixty years ago on 27th April in St. Mary’s. How wonderful to have a couple who have years
of wisdom and experience to set an example for married couples today.
Most church services
at Christmas time are graced with folk who do not attend a weekly service. Easter is a similar occasion in terms of additional
worshipers coming with family as part of celebrating Easter. For us, our “extended” family included our
friends from Scotland. We walked home
from church, discussing our options for dinner.
Since we needed
seating for nine people, I checked on-line to see about getting reservations on
the day. One restaurant was full. I found the phone number for The Harvester,
which is about the same distance to walk.
The table available soon had our name written down.
Spring is
known for sudden rain showers; and we were “blessed” with a wet walk to the
restaurant. Thankfully, the shower wasn’t
heavy and short-lived. How lovely to
discover the reserved table was a round table, with a booth. It was easy to see each other and chat
happily away, eating food someone else had cooked for us. And we could leave the dirty dishes!
After
enjoying a leisurely meal, we trooped back to our home. The “Daniel” family needed to collect bags
they had left at the flat before going back to the White House in Langley. http://whitehouselangley.co.uk/
Hugs all
round were the order of the evening as the “Daniel” family prepared to
leave. “Maverick” and Maisy walked with
them, leaving me time to sit quietly and ponder the many blessings God has
poured over me. Yes, I’d cooked for lunch
for fifteen people for Saturday—but it had been a pleasure. We had worshiped together, deepening the bond
of love and sense of family. Connections
between two ministries had been made, and I felt privileged to have a part to
play in that.
This Easter
past filled my heart to overflowing with thanksgiving, love and joy.
Serving Jesus,
Author of our faith
“Lady Helene”
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