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Dear Friends
The singer-songwriter, Ronan Keating wrote a song entitled, ‘Life is a roller-coaster’ – words that I have had spinning around in my head these past few months.
There have been incredible highs – our holiday in June, where we travelled around The Mediterranean Sea and visited some new and exciting ports, to the wonderful events in our churches within the Linked Mission Partnership, celebrating birthdays, anniversaries, and our fellowship with one another with words and music and food.
Alex and I thoroughly enjoyed our Summer BBQ, this time with family and friends joining the party, and together we raised an incredible £550 for St John’s Hospice. It was hard to come down with a bump when, just four days later, my Mum died. I was so glad to be able to spend the last few hours of her life with her.
Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for all the kindness, patience and generosity you have shown over these past few months. You have been there through the highs and the lows and I am truly thankful to God for each and every one of you. I am aware that there are others in our Partnership who are on a similar journey with parents, spouses and friends and together we hold one another in love and offer the peace of Christ to you as you care for, or mourn your loved ones.
My mother’s favourite bible reading was Psalm 121, which we sang at her funeral. Words that have kept me strong over the last couple of years,
I lift up my eyes to the hills— from where will my help come?
My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber.
He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade at your right hand.
The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night.
The Lord will keep you from all evil; he will keep your life.
The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time on and forevermore.
From the kitchen window in the house in Morecambe, I can look across The Bay and see the hills and mountains of the Lake District before me. It is a very different landscape to Cambridgeshire. The hills of Great Chishill and Hertfordshire are tiny in comparison! But wherever we are, on lowlands, plateaus, hills or mountains, we can lift our eyes to the Lord, who comforts us and keeps us.
There is so much to be excited about and thankful for. Together we ride this roller-coaster called life and find our joy and peace in our Lord and saviour.
God bless you all
Sue
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28
Dear Lord,
You weep with the world
as it weeps.
Comfort your people
and help us to comfort
others.
Bring restored hope to
those we hold up before
you today.
May they know your
resurrection power.
Amen.
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