Twas the week before Christmas nearly the end of the year,
time off needed to be used was here,
the days were marked out with a careful plan,
with time to spend with my little boy Dan.
To the theatre to Charlie and Lola the show
visiting a friend's new baby..to Tunbridge wells we would go.
A pre school show and Ice skating too
so much for us to enjoy and do.
But things at work came to be
a change in plans was definite for me
A dear strong lady. so brave and a friend
had passed away and so a funeral we wanted to attend
Observing a family struck by grief
yet knowing her eternal life in Christ was a relief
But Children orphaned and friends so sad
it makes me wonder why the world is so bad.
And so a week of sorrow and Joy
and round the corner we celebrate the birth of a boy
a child so special a saviour a King
My heart is lifted for the rejoicing He brings.
Life has its ups and downs the circle of life some call it....
I pray that whatever life throw at you this Christmas and in 2014 you will have the courage and faith to face it head on
God Bless
xxx
Sunday 22 December 2013
Tuesday 3 December 2013
Precious moments
The job I have is totally varied, full of joys and sadness, tears and laughter. Today has been such a day.
The majority of the day I spent within the confines of a very cold church made warm by the hustle and bustle of school children coming to experience the Nativity Festival. It is a wonderful experience if you have never had the joy of it. The children go around different stations looking at and experiencing the different parts of the story fully engaging in it finishing with going into the stable and leaving a chosen gift at the manger.
Listening to the children, watching the delight on their faces, hearing the wondering questions and awesome answers is just a delight and a joy to be a part of..and today is only day 1.
And then I was brought down to earth with a crash, the real humbling part of my job is visiting the sick. Being given permission to enter someone's house when they are seriously ill is a humbling experience, being able to sit along side and listen to how people are coping in adverse situations whilst caring for someone sick totally brings life into perspective and its a real privilege to minister in this way. But today it was hard, so hard seeing someone you know and care deeply for so ill, so hard seeing people you see week in week out suffering yet such a blessing to see a family all there together to support and help each through the darkest of times.
Tonight my head hurts my heart breaks but I pray for peace in the lives of those I have met today.
The majority of the day I spent within the confines of a very cold church made warm by the hustle and bustle of school children coming to experience the Nativity Festival. It is a wonderful experience if you have never had the joy of it. The children go around different stations looking at and experiencing the different parts of the story fully engaging in it finishing with going into the stable and leaving a chosen gift at the manger.
Listening to the children, watching the delight on their faces, hearing the wondering questions and awesome answers is just a delight and a joy to be a part of..and today is only day 1.
And then I was brought down to earth with a crash, the real humbling part of my job is visiting the sick. Being given permission to enter someone's house when they are seriously ill is a humbling experience, being able to sit along side and listen to how people are coping in adverse situations whilst caring for someone sick totally brings life into perspective and its a real privilege to minister in this way. But today it was hard, so hard seeing someone you know and care deeply for so ill, so hard seeing people you see week in week out suffering yet such a blessing to see a family all there together to support and help each through the darkest of times.
Tonight my head hurts my heart breaks but I pray for peace in the lives of those I have met today.
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