body life

These last two days have been hectic!

Again.

But happily so. There's that much going on, it's great. And through it all there's a definite sense of the Lord himself being at work among us all.

It's not for nothing the followers of Jesus Christ get called his 'body'. We belong to each other. We need each other. We work best together.

And, of course, we cover for one another as well all the time.

These days are a case in point. The lady who makes the Wednesday soups has broken her wrist. She's out of commission that way.

I think that's maybe the only way the Lord could give her the break that she surely needed.

And the lady who makes the Thursday soups, she's damaged some ligaments and standing around in the kitchen is definitely not what she needs.

And the secretary's off as well this week.

So it's getting a bit like last-man-standing sort of stuff.

I took up the 'slack' for yesterday's soups. And the place was mobbed again. All sorts of folk who love being here. It's great to see them all.

So there's been a bit of that sort of thing. More than there usually is. It's just as well it's been the school half term - at least I had Thursday off from being at the school and was able to be around. Making the soup, loading the dishes, chatting with folk.

And out to meet with some leaders to talk through how we organise our life. 'Body' life. How to make the parts all work together.

Today's been a bit of the same.

An early start. I had to be through in Glasgow by 6.45am. And caught the 7am train back.

Dropped off some documents realting to Kirkliston at a building near to the station. Walked back home and then down here to get on with a full day's work.

The doctor was in with his students as well, mid morning. So there's tea and coffee and cakes to be got all prepared for them. And tidied up later on.

And my time with the student who's placed here just now. A weekly, hour-long session as we work through different aspects of the ministry to which he's called.

And seeing some folk who've not been well.

And in amongs it all some solid preparation. Teasing out all that the Scriptures are saying and seeing how it all applies to ourselves today.

As the 'body' of Christ. His friends, through whose intertwined lives he rolls up his sleeves and gets on with the business today of imparting God's blessing to people all over the world.

It's good to be a part of that.