The Prodigal Daughter Returns

  Yesterday, the deacon at the church I've been attending asked if I could assist in Sunday School, as she knows I already work in primary schools. The kids were being taught the Beatitudes. Today, I worked at my first Church of England school. What a relief to be at a school where the kids are encouraged to pray to God. The class teacher even asked me to read to the kids. One of the books I chose was about Daniel who was put in the lion's den because of his faith, but he trusted in God and the lions didn't touch him. I hope to work in more Church of England/Christian schools.

"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble." Matthew 6: 34, NKJV "All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made." John 1: 3, KJV ----- On my way to church, I stopped off at this cafe to have some breakfast. As soon as I finished my meal, the assistant swiped my empty plate and cup away. I read it as a sign that they wanted me to leave as the cafe was getting busy. I wasn't ready to leave just yet. This customer came over and asked if she and her husband could share my table. I told her they were welcome to share the table. When they sat down in front of me I asked them if they were in London for the day. "How can you tell?" the man said. "I just knew intuitively." He told me they were from Buckinghamshire and were down in London because his wife was taking part in a 10K race next Sunday and they wanted to scout the area ...

"Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it." 1 Thessalonians 5: 23-24,, NKJV ---- I believe in any moment, I am either in my flesh (which comprise of my body and soul) or in my born again spirit which is one with the Godhead (Father, Son and Holy Spirit). A friend and I arranged to go for a walk. We used to work together so it was the first time we were going to be hanging out socially. When we met up this morning, we enjoyed each other's company. After the walk, she asked if I fancied exploring the charity shops in the area. I said okay. The first shop didn't have anything either of us were interested in. At the second shop, my friend saw a nice skirt and some jackets she liked. After trying them on, which looked great on her, she decided to buy the skirt and one jacket. She asked me if I'd see...

  I was watching a programme on this Christian channel about Biblical counselling. The counsellor was soeaking to this young woman who unhappy with her looks because she believed she didn't meet the world's idea of beauty. The counsellor reminded her that believers in Christ do not follow the world's standards, but what the Word teaches. The counsellor referred his client to 1 Peter 3: 3-4. "Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes. Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight." The client really liked that idea of beauty of her inner self. I believe when you cultivate the "fruit of the Spirit" like love, joy, peace, kindness, goodness etc (Galatians 5: 22-23), those qualities shine through which make you beautiful. I am infinitely beautiful in Christ.

I was chatting to some Christian friends about faith. I said I don't trust my faith or any human faith as it's never consistent. By this I mean, sometimes I have faith that God will come through and other times I doubt it. Sometimes I have faith in people amd other times I don't. I believe when I have faith in God's faithfulness, which is constant and rock solid, then it matters not how I am feeling. God’s faithfulness rules. Since our conversation, I've been humming the hymn., "Great is Thy Faithfulness."

As channel Film4 is constantly showing Star Trek and Mission Impossible films, I wondered if they were still streaming them as I fancied watching at least one of them. They were listed, but they were not available to watch. Nevermind! I spent the entire afternoon listening to Bible teachings. By early evening, I  was ready to watch a film. I checked to see if there were any interesting films on. I noticed they had just started showing the film "Mission Impossible 2" on Channel 4, which I really like. So I watched it. During the Ad breaks, they kept announcing that the next film coming up was "Infinite", which I've never heard of beforr. I thought it would be interesting to watch it. In the final scene of "Mission Impossible 2", Ethan and his love interest, Nyah, are reunited at this beach where they are surrounded by lots of people, but they only have eyes for each other, it was as if the people around them (the extras) didn't exist. That's wha...

"Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ. For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; and you are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power." Colossians 2: 8-10 "For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind." 2 Timothy 1:7 --- Anyone who knows me from childhood might remember that I've been wearing glasses since I was a kid. At school, I always had to sit very close to the blackboard  because of my poor eyesight. At one time, I was even losing my eyesight, but it was miraculously restored. I still had to continue to wear glasses though. I now have to wear glasses to read, but I can see fine at a distance. In the UK, if any member of your immediate family has had glaucoma, you are entitled to a free eye test if you are over 40 years old. I had a test d...