I've copped some flak this week for having my hair cut too short. I've actually had my hair cut the same way for at least 12 years! This time it seems I've gone too far! We're all pretty busy at the moment and actually most of it has been enjoyable. Highlights would be an opportunity to go through 'Introducing God' as a couple with some lovely friends of ours. Being involved with a wedding of a couple of our youth leaders. Lovely to see and hear about their shared passion for gospel ministry as well as for each other.
On a different note one of Ali's grandads passed away last Saturday morning. It made our recent trip to England that much more precious to us and especially Ali as we were able to spend some time with him. We're praying for the family, especially Ali's dad - Dave - at this time. We were able to get a lovely photo of Ron together with Ali's other grandad Pat.
To my mind he was a down to earth sort of man with a gift of common sense. It doesn't appear that he had a faith. Certainly not one that he talked about. Ali was about to send him a letter to share some of the things she felt she hadn't shared with him before. But it was his time. She's still going to send it but to her grandmother instead who will be hardest hit by his passing.
I guess I'm most reminded that 'there is a time for everything... a time to be born and a time to die...' and therefore 'to remember your creator before the silver cord is severed... and the dust returns to to the ground it came from and the spirit returns to God who gave it.'
(Ecclesiastes 3v1-2, 12v6-7, The Bible)
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