Newsletter, April 27
Reverend Sheelagh’s Thought for the Week: April 27, 2016
“The Lord opened her heart to listen eagerly…”
The reading from Acts this weekend recounts the journeys of Paul and the disciples as they travelled around the Mediterranean bringing the good news to various towns and cities. What is interesting to me is that they were clearly feeling “called” by the Holy Spirit to some places, rather than others. “Call” is something that it isn’t easy to explain, and I shall refer to it when I describe what my sabbatical time is going to look like after the service on Sunday. This I do know. I feel “called” from the depths of my heart to do this work. There is no doubt in my mind that this is a “call” because I am filled with passion and joy when I think about it or talk about it. My heart quite literally leaps whenever I hear or read anything about what this “going local” with millennials might be. Come and experience some of that feeling, and discover the ways you can be part of this journey with me. Oh, and also hear about the more mundane arrangements will be while I am gone. Continue reading