Never gifted.

 They weren't ever a gifted group. Always it was a response to some need often identified by others. Drug taking youngsters...Blighted estate...Poverty ..poorly educated . frontiers kidz ..not most impressive. Various levels of dysfunctions labelled...sadly we used a term called : Unchurched.

There we're others in the gifted groups who educational attainment was always higher...troubled less if you measured success . As directed.

But we reached them they had different skills base. Alumni was on different spectrum. Then funding streams vanished like the tailoring trade almost overnight ready made suits flood d the market and bespoke tailoring died. 

All the indications of real world successfully absent . The polished words of professional managers knew them from a distances.

Youth workers are no longer her required. 

Be correct.

 Be correct and let's keep stranding up to bullies. I like the Denmark prime minister words arguing that allow main agitator to speak. Then give  a considered response 

Churchill the British leader during the war in 1939 - 1945 said something about keeping letter on your pocket for a while before sending this through postal system.

Noted opposite offered between French leader and bullyboy Trump. Macron had sent a text message  it's too informal plus rather foolish way to negotiate with a bully about serious issues always measured response will bring correct way out of difficult issues 

I mean it's easy in a blog. It's easy writing this after reflection. Nevertheless the issues remains. Discussion and negotiation not threats and tests. Do the correct thing when you should always we hen you can.

The Storms are bringing havoc but everyone's resilience is on display.

Politically we are witnessing a bully boy Trump storm

The Meteorological Office forecasts that the east-southeast wind, already at force 7-8, will strengthen to gale force 9 overnight, with the peak intensity expected around 1 a.m. The worst of the storm is predicted to pass by Tuesday afternoon. Initial impacts have included coastal flooding in Marsascala, damaged infrastructure in Sliema, and fallen tree branches blocking roads in localities like San Ġwann.

It's great to watch storms from the shelter of a secure place while the old DJ in myself listens to 70s music on my latest Spotify playlist.

Politically we are witnessing a bully boy Trump storm. Only got one question and it's deeper then the 'clickbait  which may have brought you this direction.

Here that question.

The partisan Claim to follow Jesus the saviour, how does that sit with your threats further your bullying.?

Here lies the system error. Jesus calls us to follow him , not on Twitter, but observe his kingdom principles stick with them use them as building blocks to shape you as an individual, plan your community gatherings around you plus such liked minded individuals. Change society in these kingdom ways. You see l don't quite get how that fits with Trumps bullying. 

We still can't believe the news today.

Psalm 40 reminds us that it is to Yahweh that we must turn in trouble as well as in joy, when we're in the pit and when we're on the peak. That transition from pit to peak is precisely where Psalm 40 opens. 

How long. 
Praying for the safety and freedom of our sisters and brothers in Iran.
The U2. Team

Narrative

 Sometimes like when heard song by Taylor Swift recently called 'Cornelia street '. It's story telling the words and it's Lyrical value. These all come together to draw an individual into the concept.
It happens a lot to many the narrative draws a person into the moment. The song then also becomes there's ..or that group ..or that moment...later it all becomes that memory.
It may not be able to grasp for others like a joke may not appear funny to another. Then again it may be something you feel, those words are what you'd like to say...but another's done this for you.
Can't always grasp the narrative but you love the song and it stays with you. Decades later you hold it in a special place in your LIFE often sharing all your thematic and emotions.

Liturgy of Church can be the same but we struggle to share this. Sometimes waited for the moment, wanting to find right words. Hoping others can feel the spirituality of the narrative. Capture what you grasped in the moment.

Becoming perhaps intolerable but perhaps it's more. Everywhere l travel people got music on got films on...intrusive and affects others.
Unkind and ignorant.

Asian Muslims arguing in British Parliament about Islamists threatening Jewish people in England .

Asian Muslims arguing in British Parliament about Islamists threatening Jewish people in England .

As the rumbles about Muslim youths threatening to go armed against football supporters traveling to play sports in UK.

Feeling more and more detached.

Trying to give context here :- UK leaders many feel openly expressing are being led by small Muslim communities. Hence expressing..."The Government are absolutely killing people who work hard and have nothing to show for it. At the same time seeing illegal mass migration, where everything is given to them for free, paid for by us."

This can't go on!

Try get some context .

There needs to be a mechanism to discourage, but better exclude, elected officials in our cities ,parliament, whose principal focus is on subjects that don't effect the country forward, such councillors and MPs are often focused on sectarian religious issues.

The evidence show the types of questions in the House of Commons from ethnic minority MPs vs non-ethnic minority MPs. Many were born abroad, have dual citizenship and having imported toxic sectarian politics into the UK.

Some MPs have 50% of their questions orientated around Gaza and asylum for example.

Human.

 ....... Are we human or we dancers.... This is new to me a song performed at tonight's Karaoke event in hotel where mixture of Aunt Sally's, drugged out wannabee's.  Loud over the top performance ..humble tryers, misfits of human race..Gathered oh by the way myself included.

Pay my respects to grace and virtue

Send my condolences to good

Give my regards to soul and romance

They always did the best they could

And so long to devotion

You taught me everything I know

........Humanity not doing the job well of looking after each other. Not showing any mercy...lacking respect. Are we seeking God? No. No just dancing across each others pass. Not best we should've doing.

Litergy.

The neighborhood bully been driven out of every land-He’s wandered the earth an exiled man-Seen his family scattered, people hounded and torn - He’s always on trial for just being born.

Bob Dylan from Infidels.....tracks called Neighbourhood Bully ...personal feel this song has more then one layer open to interpretation ,plus it's misunderstood if just take it as the 'Israeli nation' is now the bully because they have experienced the oppression from others close by geographically.

So walked down lots of streets 
That are familiar to previous times 
Supposed now recognise living here nice dream.
Now the loves of my LIFE have died close family passed away.
Got to that Autumn stage where walking these places Valletta, Medina, paceville with my warm coat.
It's the memories.
Old man with no companion just memories.
Don't want to visit Primrose valley anymore as just brings sadness.
Am l too old forge new memories? 

These towns and lanes they hold for myself voices images of walking with you. Cuppa with you:-resting on bus to Hotel with you:-Late night calls resting on the Pillow:-Putting you on loudspeaker as we conversed.

On roof on huge Church, talking in depth, ferry trip's.

SILENCE.

This Litergy which is Spiritual to myself, repetitive of ideas, thoughts and words all phases used to grasp what's happening to myself as Kevin struggles to understand you and myself. To understand each other, this life these experiences. The Litergy of the theology  we all wrestle with.