And locally, our Church barbecue was enjoyed by a large crowd - and it didn't rain! And we had visitors who came to enjoy the event - some I had never met before.
The Peace Vigil at the Shi'a Centre on Goldsworth Road was also a remarkable first of its sort, bringing together Muslims and Christians from different backgrounds, as well as Jews, and others, united in seeking God's way forward for peace & justice in the Middle East.
And yet, cynics might say that nothing has changed. Injustice and wickedness seem to ruin lives as ever, and what is the point of trying to make a difference.
The reason I keep going is because of what God has decisively done to make a difference in this world.
For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.' (John 3.16)
Living in the light of this divine love, whatever the obvious evidence to the contrary, mean that I live with hope that God will always prove himself to be good. Learning to live by faith in such a God is what I am called to do. And that goes for all of us on the morning after.
Best wishes,
Richard
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