AIDS OR IDEAS FOR MEDITATION & SERMONS
As I travel I photograph all sorts of odd things with the intention of trying to see where they may point me in a direction or set off a train of thought. Each image may invoke thoughts that change each time I return to it. Sometimes the thought is instinctive and at other times I need to work through those thoughts to see where they lead me. At other times just a phrase or expression will encourage further thought.
YOU ARE MY FRIEND - ' IN DEED '
Which door will you choose, does it make a difference?
Become informed - read The Word, study, don't treat The Kingdom lightly but know what it is you seek
so that you may choose the right door to enter.
In the fields and in the sea there is life, things going on and we don't see it.
Even in the beauty of nature there are difficulties.
What is there surrounding our own life that we should be looking at but are not seeing.
Dandelion Seed Head - The Spirit will blow where she wishes and the seeds will be scattered to create new growth.
Some will land on fertile soil, others on stoney ground.
People relaxing and rushing about outside a church.
Some eating, some communicating on their mobile phones and posters behind them.
Does the church feed them, communicate to them.
The sign has good wording - 'Learn to love - love to learn' - something the church could use to inspire members with.
I wonder how many of those people turn and greet the 'stranger' sitting near them? Do we take that opportunity in church?
This tangled flotsam and jetsam on the beach at Spey Bay - what a tangled web we weave.
People discarded - what can be rescued, repaired - used again and have a new beginning.
This old fashioned AA Box near Lhanbryde in Moray - a sanctury for which one needs a key.
What is the key to bring us to Christ. Is our church a sanctury or an obstacle?
In life one has a choice - which direction will you choose - you have come to the crossroads.
You need to divert to the line which will take you into The Kingdom - it may not be an easy straight line!
The 'Straining Post' - the post and the fencing -
The church, members, Christ.
Some posts are neglected, others maintained - some are doing their job well, others are just getting by!
An impromptu sign stuck on a post at Christmas - speaks of The Cross and of The Birth of Christ.
The cone (warning of danger) - the Christian life may not be an easy one.
Chain on pebbles at Spey Bay.
The pebbles have been moulded over time and are a natural product of nature. The chain is man made but ultimately has been made from natural materials, thus demonstrating mankinds ingenuity. We have to be careful to stay in touch with nature and creation and not become bound in the chains of modern living.
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