Following complaints about my silence I thought it was about time I 're-appeared'. So what I have been doing for three weeks?
Well if I answer that I start to get into defensive mode. My absence is easily explained - I've simply been making other things more of a priority than this. Life comprises a complex blend of work, college, family and church - and although my diary is empty for this week, it is more than filled with an essay for college and several services to prepare as well as paid work.
One activity occupying me a lot though is 'freecycle' - a wonderful web-based community of people keen to offload their unwanted items onto one another. If you can resist what others are offering, it is a wonderful way to de-clutter without going to all the hassle (and potential finanacial reward) of doing a boot fair. So far this week we have passed on two kitchen worktops, a collection of beer making equipment, a miscellaneous collection of wooden rails and 116 paving bricks. Now I don't think we could easily have sold any of these which is good news for the local tip as that is where they would inevitably have ended up. Or perhaps we are simply indulging ourselves in delaying tactics and passing on the burden of disposal?
In today's economic climate this all feels very good though. And if you're wondering why this can be considered remotely theological then take a look at the fifth mark of mission that many of the churches embraced a few years back.
This coming weekend sees me involved in both All Saints and All Souls services on Sunday. For some reason I see this weekend as the start of the big countdown to Christmas. But then it is snowing as I write this so I'm probably just feeling slightly wintery.
All Saints and All Souls are a fascinating combination to celebrate on the same day. Two sides of the same coin. We're all part of the company of heaven and the distinction between those who are alive and those who aren't is incidental. And I wonder which are truly alive anyway? The dead or the living? The living or the dead?
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