Strawberries are good for you!
The Ladies Fellowship met this month at Heather’s home for a strawberry tea and a chance to relax and chat informally.
Unfortunately the weather was not warm enough to spend time outside in the garden but there was a warmth of fellowship amongst the women who gathered together on Monday. There were several regular members missing, some on holiday, some caring for sick relatives and others suffering ill-health themselves. All were brought to God in prayer when Jean finalised the evening with the epilogue. She focussed her thoughts on how much our Heavenly Father loves us and cares for us – epitomised in the lambs and mother sheep in the Lake District and also in the Prodigal Son in the Gospel and how the Father loved him. In this case, a celebration feast was held in honour of the son’s return. We are encouraged to celebrate God’s love by eating together – hence the strawberry tea. Finally, a prayer from Chester Cathedral Refectory, written by a 19 year old soldier in 1917 before he died on the Somme.
Give me a good digestion, Lord,
And also something to digest;
But when and how that something comes
I leave to Thee, Who knowest best.Give me a healthy body, Lord;
Give me the sense to keep it so;
Also a heart that is not bored
Whatever work I have to do.Give me a healthy mind, Good Lord,
That finds the good that dodges sight;
And, seeing sin, is not appalled,
But seeks a way to put it right.Give me a point of view, Good Lord,
Let me know what it is, and why.
Don’t let me worry overmuch
About the thing that’s known as “I”.Give me a sense of humour, Lord,
Give me the power to see a joke.
To get some happiness from life
And pass it on to other folk.Thomas Henry Basil Webb.
Here are some more photos of the evening.
