Today was fantastic. I had a lie in this morning. My first in quite a while. After that I wrote a text message to my girlfriend, and while I was waiting for it to send, the fire alarm went off. This was still great, as if I hadn't have been waiting, I would have been in the shower when the alarm went off, which would have been much worse! Lunch today was another fantastic roast chicken dinner. After lunch, I updated my journal with the week's noted, sent more text messages to friends and family to let them know how I am getting on, and played a nice gentle game of volleyball. The weather today was great: the sun was shining and there wasn't a cloud in the sky. It was fantastic to just sit and relax for a while. There really was a reason God said to have a day of rest! In the evening I went with a few of the other Holmsted Manor residents and YWAM DTS students to the Church of Christ the King in Brighton. I'd heard quite of their sermons online, so it was fun to finally put a face to the voice of the preacher. The sermon was about work, and our attitude to it. We need to see that there is an eternal significance to our work, and that we are there to glorify God, not just gain a lot of money or power. They did a quite interesting thing, and asked for people to text questions during the sermon, which the speaker then answered at the end of the sermon. Yes, I asked a question! It was funny hearing someone I'd listened to so many times online actually answering my question live in front of me. The whole evening really helped me think about my attitude to work. I think I've heard a lot of what was said before, but it was good to hear it again, especially at this time which I can use to get my mind in the right place for when I go back to work. I have appreciated being able to go to three very different church services over the last three weeks. When I've finished the course, it will be good to get back in to being a full time attender of one church, but for now, I am enjoying being able to see lots of different types of worship and expression on who God is. It is great to know that God is so big He can be worshiped in many different ways, and they can all be accepted if worshiping through Jesus. I also like the fact that there is no one central (Earthly) Church Authority that dictates exactly how we should do things, and what we should learn about each week. I'm so pleased to be here still, so pleased to be able to go to India, and so pleased to have weeks to look forward to. This week, we will be studying the Holy Spirit, which I am looking forward to. Have a great week, and feel free to add a comment to this and any other blog entry.
