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A Message from our minister
Is it really October already!?
Fairtrade Fortnight and our Harvest celebrations draw to a close and the Autumn sets in (storms and all). The last fruits of Summer are jammed, canned, frozen and stored in preparation for Winter.
Harvesting is hard work physically. Buying ethically is hard work both mentally and financially. Being prepared is not the easy option – hard work mentally (planning) and physically (processing)! Otherwise we would all be thoughtful shoppers, careful gardeners and conscientious storers.
God calls us to be thoughtful, careful and conscientious citizens of earth. Not just as stewards of creation, but as neighbours of our fellow human beings – wherever they are.
That is hard work.
Our ancestors had no option – harvest and store or starve. We have options, perhaps too many! We don’t even have to go to the shops anymore – they come to us online and by road. We needn’t leave our cosy warm homes and risk bumping into anyone! As we approach the colder months we should be more alert to our neighbours and the need to interact with others.
Are you keeping an eye out for those around you? Isolation can be a real issue for many in our communities, especially during the dark months. Thankfully up and down our valley there are many activities and opportunities to meet others, interact, catch up and check up. We have some great options.
Join us as we try to follow God’s options for our lives … even if it seems hard work.
God Bless,
REV Mark RS Smith
DAILY BIBLE READING
CHURCH NOTICEBOARD
WEEKLY PRAYER
We are not creatures yet to come:
we’re called to choose right now;
dependent on the bees, the trees,
the soil we tend and plough.
We won’t infest,
no: we’ll invest our love,
our wisdom deep,
in hope beyond horizons bleak:
sustaining-Christ’s bequest!
David Coleman
All that kills abundant living,
let it from the earth be banned;
pride of status, race, or schooling,
dogmas that obscure Your plan.
In our common quest for justice
may we hallow life’s brief span.
Fred Kaan
In the just reward of labour,
God’s will is done;
in the help we give our neighbour,
God’s will is done;
in our world-wide task of caring
for the hungry and despairing,
in the harvest we are sharing,
God’s will is done.
Frederick Pratt Green
Prayer theme: PRAYERS for FAIRTRADE FORTNIGHT (Verses from familiar hymns …)
ECO SNIPPET
We all enjoy and are privileged to have variety in our diets, however it’s worth bearing in mind that in Scotland we grow exceedingly good tatties, but not rice or sweet potatoes yet.
Please support UK grown / reared produce.
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