I love telling the story, one I found in a Church of Scotland book of Children’s
Talks, of the little girl and her father climbing up a mountain in The
Highlands one day in the school holidays.
By all accounts it had been a perfect father and daughter
day; exhausting yet satisfying, until the little girl realised, as they walked
back to the hotel, that she had left her bag up on the summit! At first her loving father tried comforting
her by saying maybe they’d find her another bag in town tomorrow. ‘No Dad’, she replied, ‘you don’t understand…my
bag has your camera in it’!
Well, this Dad was a great Dad. He loved his daughter so he urged her to be more careful with her belongings in future, and I guess he loved his camera too. So, he walked with her back to the hotel to stay there with mum, and whilst they had tea he walked back up the mountain and retrieved both bag and camera!
It’s a lovely story showing how this great dad valued his camera and treasured his daughter. We seek the best for those we treasure, and we go the extra mile for the people and ideas we love.
Looking back, as a child I remember a few occasions when I lost something that meant a lot to me, or dropping something precious that had been entrusted to me. I recall feeling so upset until either my mother or grandmother stepped in, held me by the hand, and said: Don’t be so sad, let’s go out together and try to find it. At that point it felt so good to be looking for the lost treasure together.
In the Gospel reading for Sunday we’ll hear of the Merchant who went looking for the Pearl of Great Price. Erna will be leading our thoughts and exploring with us what it means to be a seeker and finder of treasure.
In the meantime…please look after your bags!
Well, this Dad was a great Dad. He loved his daughter so he urged her to be more careful with her belongings in future, and I guess he loved his camera too. So, he walked with her back to the hotel to stay there with mum, and whilst they had tea he walked back up the mountain and retrieved both bag and camera!
It’s a lovely story showing how this great dad valued his camera and treasured his daughter. We seek the best for those we treasure, and we go the extra mile for the people and ideas we love.
Looking back, as a child I remember a few occasions when I lost something that meant a lot to me, or dropping something precious that had been entrusted to me. I recall feeling so upset until either my mother or grandmother stepped in, held me by the hand, and said: Don’t be so sad, let’s go out together and try to find it. At that point it felt so good to be looking for the lost treasure together.
In the Gospel reading for Sunday we’ll hear of the Merchant who went looking for the Pearl of Great Price. Erna will be leading our thoughts and exploring with us what it means to be a seeker and finder of treasure.
In the meantime…please look after your bags!
CHURCH FOCUS
…Our parent denominations, the Baptist Union and United Reformed Church, have now advised us that, although not mandatory, they recommend that worshippers at church services attend wearing a face covering.
…Just to say that we are
now filming the service and this may include a ‘wide shot’ of the congregation
(from the rear of the church). If you
have any issues with this please speak to the duty elder who can direct you to
seating which is out of view of the camera.…Our parent denominations, the Baptist Union and United Reformed Church, have now advised us that, although not mandatory, they recommend that worshippers at church services attend wearing a face covering.
…Both Michael and Matthew have sent us notes of appreciation after receiving gift tokens from the congregation last weekend thanking them for all the work they have put into the audio services.
...Some folk have told us they miss picking up a copy of the sermon notes as they come to church. So, from this week the notes will be published on the website (under 'Sermons') from first thing on a Sunday morning.
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