A THOUGHT FOR THE MONTH
Easter came and went with me ill in bed for most of it. I felt I had let everybody down because I had promised to play the organ at Ashburnham Church on Maundy Thursday and Easter Sunday Morning and of course I was due to play for the Good Friday Service and Easter Sunday Evening Service at the Chapel.
However, as we all know nobody is indispensable and all the Services went ahead as planned.
I expect like me you are all praying for an end to the conflict in Iran, which is affecting most of the world and of course the continuing war between Russia and Ukraine. On the news yesterday I heard the our armed forces have been busy monitoring Russian ships in the North Atlantic who are taking an unhealthy interest in our underwater pipes and cables. What must Our Lord think about all this. Jesus told us to love one another and look after each other and what do we do? Exactly the opposite. Trying to kill, maime and wipe each other from the face of the earth. My prayers every day are for our leaders and powers that be to ‘come to their senses’ and do as Jesus told us, love one another and look after each other.
Today, the astronauts returned to earth following 10 days flying around the back of the moon and then splashing down in the Pacific Ocean within a mile of the intended landing spot. I would love to have a crystal ball which I could look into and see what will be achieved from this fantastic feat. I wonder, will there be people living on the moon one day and a shuttle service back and forth between the earth and the moon? Or, will we decide that the moon is not habitable and of little use to us, apart from giving us wonderful moon lit nights as we do our best to destroy this beautiful creation of Our Lord’s.
I, like you, I am sure, have enjoyed the beautiful spring weather and watched as all the new life awakens in the trees and plants, as the spring flowers brighten up our gardens and the hedgerows and verges are covered with wonderful wild flowers, bluebells, primroses, milk maids, dandelions, blackthorn flowers, chestnut trees in flower, white for the Sweet Chestnut and a marvelous dark pink for the Conker Chestnut trees.
Then of course we have the birds busy building their nests and finding a mate to produce their babies. The lambs are out jumping and twisting and turning in the air as they get more and more confident, baby calves are being born, piglets, chickens, fox cubs, baby badgers, fawns, to mention just a few of God’s wonderful creations.
Let us all take time to reflect on the greatness of Our God. Let us thank Him for all his creations and beg Him to intervene in all wickedness that is going on around us before it is too late and His promises in ‘Revelation’ come true and the majority of the earth’s population will be no more.
May God Bless all of you who have read this and have started praying!
Fay