Mark Carey writes

Keep an eye on wisdom

We’ve been having problems with the broadband connection on the Christ Church site this week. It is frustrating when this happens and makes you appreciate having a staff member who can work on such things, Thank you, Paul Crabtree. There seem to be a lot of things to be frustrated about. Covid is still very disruptive and frustrating causing the production of From Pharoah to Freedom to be postponed. Those of you suffering from Covid will be feeling frustrated as well as unwell.

Someone once encouraged me to “receive frustration as a gift”. My interpretation of this is that when I am feeling frustrated, I must ask and answer the two discipleship questions: What is God saying? What am I going to do about it? Otherwise, what I do is respond in ways that aren’t healthy. As those who were able to be in-person on Sunday evening I briefly shared about my visit to the dentist - they pointed out that hidden in the gum at the back of my jaw is a wisdom tooth - she said “we are going to keep an eye on that”. What struck me is what she said: “We are going to keep any eye on that”. Let’s keep an eye on ‘wisdom’ especially at this time - God has all the wisdom we need. 

To help you activate faith in relation to wisdom I suggest you read, meditate on and pray through Solomon's dream in 1 Kings 3:6-15.

Do remember that Michael Hart's funeral is being held on Tuesday 5th April 1pm in Christ Church. It will not be live-streamed. 

On Easter Sunday morning the 10.30 gathering will have an opportunity for baptism and recommitment to Jesus. Some people are already preparing for this - if you want to join in then please get in touch with the network office