Earth is crammed with heaven

I went to my home church today. The Salvation Army world can be a very small one at times, And oddly my son's girlfriend Megan, and her family attend the church Chris and I left in 1991 to train for full-time ministry within The Salvation Army. Soooo Today we went to witness Megan committing her life to God as a member of The Salvation Army. I sat in the congregation and looked around me. There were so many there who had impacted my life: The man who taught me to play trombone The woman who had invested a lot of time in me as a teenager, then as a young married woman. There were the couple who had made us part of their family life. We looked after their three boys, Never thinking that one day we'd have three boys of our own. There were people who had encouraged me, Laughed with me, Hugged me, Prayed with me, Cried with me. Then there were my peers, and those who I'd taught in Sunday School. Youth that had spent time at our house Laughing, Cryi...

I remembered today, the person that first encouraged me to blog. When I reminded her she made me laugh, as she'd forgotten. Not that there's any reason she should remember, Except... One throw-away encouragement from her has literally changed my life. I didn't know if I could Or should write. But her telling me to give it a go proved to be the push I needed. And here I am 97 posts later! We never know where our words will lead. So go on! Make that call, Send that text, Have that chat. It may seem inconsequential or insignificant to you. But your investment in that person could change their lives forever. Really. Nothing is ever wasted. The time and energy we spend on people may not bring about the result we'd hoped for. But we never know the impact we have. So To quote the Nike swoosh Just do it!

Last Friday's prompt word was WRITE. When I was preaching yesterday's sermon, I realised I'd written a poem as part of it. It's based on John 1 And as it's the first poem I've written for as long as I can remember, Here it is as my Five Minute Friday post. In the beginning, God. Right here and now, God. Creating everything. Every person, Every life, You. Me. Every circumstance, Every conversation created by Him. Nothing without Him. In Him is life. All life. My life. Your life. Everything. Him. That life brings light. And I know the darkness too well. It walks the road beside me. So bring me to the Light. Let me see the Light. Let me walk in the light. Let me feel the light. And that light? The light shines in the darkness. And the darkness? Oh, the darkness... It can never put it out. Has not understood it. Can never extinguish it. Has never overcome, overpowered, comprehended, absorbed or appropriated...