Reality

Had a good morning today sharing in worship at Beaconthorpe Methodist Church in Cleethorpes.  Made to feel very welcome but we didn't shirk away from the reality of life - we considered the Lectionary Psalm (8) and the day's Gospel reading in the context of the week's news of child abductions and allegations of sexual assault of teenage girls by now deceased celebrities.  Christian worship has to be rooted in the life we share on Mother Earth and not set apart.  So we also celebrated this last week's Feast Day of St Francis.

Afterwards, it was so good to meet the son of the late Colin Carr, a celebrated local artist famed for his depictions of local scenes in North East Lincolnshire & round about.  His son, also called Colin, is giving a talk about his father and his work at the National Fishing Heritage Centre on 1 November.  It promises to be a really interesting evening.