Back Again

I went to the doctor again and talked about ADD. He said he would look into it.

I talked to a friend on the way home and she said to take time out.

I then went to the Pendle Prayer Meeting at Shekinah and found it very difficult to concentrate for two reasons: 1: I was so tired 2: I wasn't thinking properly. Peter Capstick suggested I put together a book on the Christian heritage of Pendle. But because of my state of mind my enthusiasm for this was not great.

Back home I slept on the settee for an hour and then rejoiced at being back on the Internet on my laptop. This was fixed by Matthew Page from Bentham last night. But I couldn't get onto this blog.

The early evening was spent at Redshaw talking things over with Martin Coates. He gave me a lot to think about.

The rest of the evening was spent watching "Springwatch" and a nature programme on the Wye Valley. I think Springwatch is one of the best things the BBC has ever done. Well done them.

Resignation comes as a shock

I went back into Pendle yesterday. It was the first time back after my resignation was officially announced in all the churches.

I was attending a Hope 2008 prayer meeting at Shekinah. I told Sue Butler first and she seemed pretty shocked. She said she had just been on a 5 day silent retreat at Loyola Hall in Rainhill. Funnily enough, as I came down the narrow road to the farm I was thinking I needed to get away and think about things. She even told me how she went by train. Is this the Lord speaking?

After grabbing a cup of coffee and hug from Vy Dean I told Barbara McCarton and Audrey Mudd. They were shocked too.

Then we got down to prayer and praise. Peter Capstick read out a long list of churches which are praying for Hope 2008 and then said there weren't enough! I reminded him how far we had come in the last two years. I hope it helped. Barbara felt the Holy Spirit was showing her that I should be involved in promoting Hope 2008 in Burnley and Pendle.

After lunch with Peter C I went home and produced a film. Sounds good doesn't it? I got my video camera going, produced an introduction and conclusion to camera, and put stills from The Great Wedding in between. I did intend to put it on here but it's more complicated than I thought. Look out for it later.

Before tea I wrote a poststructural criticism of a piece of writing by Ruskin on Religion. I have to read it out today as a paper in the MA Seminar. Pray for me.

I feel a bit better today, you'll be glad to know. Thanks to Alison for all her kind words after yesterday's diatribe.

Moving on...

I went to see my boss Andrew Turner yesterday and talked to him about my future. He says that the two Circuits will pay me two months salary. That's a generous answer to prayer.

We also drew up a statement to be read in all the churches on Sunday.

I then went to see Peter Capstick at Shekinah. We prayed and sought the Lord together. He has been my greatest friend and support throughout this adventure. God bless him.

I had to ring Mike Bossingham and tell him I wouldn't be involved with his Family Friendly Weekend in Burnley and Pendle any more. That was hard, for him and for me. But he's coming up to Ingleton soon, so I will see him then. He has been a great help and support to me too.

Yesterday evening was the IMC Intercession Group. There was a real sense of unity there. I felt it was like the old Band meetings from long ago in Methodism.