Sitting by still waters...supping cup of tea, as l write this.

Then the chaos crept back in. Papers piled up. Dishes been waiting very patiently l must add, in the sink. Priority plus secondary emails got buried. Deadlines started being missed. Why l mean know all this is happening in and around myself. Except it's not really chaos it more of a first world statement and first world delimas. But it's adding to confusing seeing circling myself at the present.

At such times ask what not internally in place, forget the CDs not in right case. Vinyl albums not in correct orders. Is something bigger happening to my processing of internal stuff. This is the wisdom of life acquired. They say Biblically it's is written ..."times of trouble discover the true worth of a person"...

So events everyday chaos shouldn't weaken us, no it should widely demonstrate something about the nature of who we are and what we are about. Processing thinking about this moment, thinking about past moments when we experienced moments like now. Am l supporting others?

Am l being a comfort to others?
What help am l offering 
Is there something l can pastorally offer to teach and advise another ?
Am l listening?

 

Not an Odyssey but more of a sojourner!

So sitting not often that offered myself such a privilege, well not recently, when with youth groups we often found ourselves sat around chatting. A gathering.
As l drove home past and across the Westwood. Noticed small group 3 parents females with group young children playing football. Yes in this hot summer we are at last experiencing while mothers sat with wine ending their picnic.
Is that not wonderful the very simple values of sharing, external looking and internal encounters. And the everyday peace that can be ours if we only seek these moments 
But l'm left wanting...well ask you to indulge myself as l ponder again and ponder anew. Why do we not seek more of this?

How did we become so task centered and orientated to miss these opportunities?

I no longer meet with the walking group to take daily walk. This was for long while a few times a week , like the trio from `Last of the summer wine`, strolled along promenade spring summer, autumn winter, these days no longer happen. Moved onwards and away geographically. It got suggested to myself, perhaps l was the glue held us together made this happen. Now l'm gone it's not a gathering. But events end serve a purpose we move away,  moments just don't arrive. Walking group was informal unstructured but it happened as regimented practice. Mostly same time we met knocked on each others doors went to pier head gathered few more walked along the same route.

When do you arrive to a place of togetherness. Now for these days got my gym buddies we chat some at one gym others briefly at another . More commonly at Outer town gym. Good sessions often end with us drinking water, some have a coffee. Plan and sometimes we meet at places away from gym. Also other places where us search knowingly each other internally and externally because we share, we gather often and we love each other in a family way and a growing familiar way these other encounters happen for myself in Church along with Malta contacts .

What endings are taking place for you?
Are you experiencing new gatherings? 

Consider not the passage of fools.

The tribe are treating an outsider in cruel manners. It could get ugly presently the outsider is playing by the Law using all legal resources. But  witnessed these before eventually the outsider has enough they get revenge.

It gets ugly Argentina are playing England tonite indeed in few hours playing each other in semi final of the world cup. It's again from the hot headed Argentina leaders become a moment to political get abusive, threatening, awkward. Acting tough and strutting the world stage.

They make films about such foolish behaviour.

Individuals can be Foolish 

Community's can behave in Foolish manners.

Leaders cannot behave in Foolish ways. 

The Bible reflects great deal about our encounters about the way we treat each other. It's filled with examples around deception. Mistreatment stories difficult to grasp often informing those who read about way to behave with and towards each other. The Bible has many biased stories about mistreatment the outcomes are identified time and time again. Well we get advice pointers and inferred values about how we should share this life together. Lots about encounters further the effect about lessons to be discovered, learned, and applied.

The steps away from this despair are actually very easy. Not steps we will find difficult.

Looking out of the window from the bus journey witnessed a Beautiful day unfold. If you switch off Facebook plus tic tok and others sure l know little if anything about. If you do switch off then detach your ears you can do something real special. 

You can enjoy the moment the clouds forming.

If your able to complete the task on a regular bases.

Observe the cattle moving across the Westwood stopping the traffic filter the day into their moment. Slow everything mechanical.

With little practice you can start to see other people not just why they look like but further their internal murmurings.

But you won't because many have found that the lure of social media is too big to move away from this, now we recognise the damage being done. So what are we too do? Society has began to record numbers of young people with classic mental health issues. Other illnesses to do with bodies, little things like condition of skin. Fears have grown among the younger generation, self esteem is highest it's ever ever been.

The steps away from this despair are actually very easy. Not steps we will find difficult.

As we stated before, gather often and discuss all the issues. Learn to argue and accept those who do not agree with you. Switch off them damaging slaves you are beholden too.

Well we shouldn't ..

 We can't undo the past and do things differently.

          That includes changing furniture around 

Deeply influenced by the "God in the corner of the room" people... No need for this Fury at all really

I live among non book people.
A blank expression on the way to the bathroom people with largest TV in the area people. A tribe deeply influenced by the "God in the corner of the room" people. Reading and books not required people. The TV News told us people. We don't leave our locality people. Biased always discriminatory people. ....Same people who passed over to the other side people. Same people who hurried along when the beaten up person lay waiting for the good Samaritan. 

Sent on mini sojourner today out to the castles And mounds of local History around 800 Years ago place. Place from Jorvik period the earlier very evident Constantine's period. Saw the place where they burned alive the others.

Please can you to do your own historical searches for what factual happened to others especially Judeo brothers in this locality. People hide these moments of fury. The followers of fake prophet claim like Holocausts...' it never happened'..But it's fact And it happened. The Fury. The Fury was spent on this place at that time where this mound remains with its prison walls still standing and the testimony to the Fury remains. 

Has does the Fury. Hidden by the young children playing run up to the top.

We saw Greenbelt Christian festival favourite speaker Peter Tatchell spew out his fury at the death of  Catholic Christian MP Anne Widdercombe. Yes at the Murder of a 78 year old Lady..he Rejoiced  

Are you sure the Fury of some people not still here?

Alister McIntosh in his rambling Poachers Pilgrimage comments on the Fury that came with the not so innocent Reformation. Reflecting on it's impact on the Isle of Harris and Tweed. Women Nuns banished, spiritual female leaders killed. Icons from Churches now lying ruined all resources looted.....Update to 2026 Witnessed several neighbours in this locality like other neighbourhoods spreading lies and fury against incomers.

In the Kingdom l expect ..

Is there a place you go and talk about .. .. well knowing you Son...talk about all that matters. You been on my mind and in my thoughts a lot as always. Perhaps it's the Goldcrest along with the the Goldfinches and the plans,hopes, l have for the Garden. 

Of course  Dad knows you would have planned it even better. ...yeah l know tell me when l get there... Till then it's tougher today then it was yesterday without you.