You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace

[Gabrielle Dean]

Sometimes  as I prepare the pew sheet I am graced with a beautiful knowing that the Holy Spirit is with me, bringing a message of hope and I have to smile, a smile that is not just in my eyes.  Preparing the pew sheet for Sunday  I ffound the OT and Psalm  are all about new life, grain arising from the soil  and the Gospel is about the sower and the seed. Talk about synchronicity!

We will sing  'Now the  green blade rises' and 'We shall go out with joy' and about how the trees of the field will clap their hands 😊

May it be so

Psalm 65 

You tend the earth and water it: you make it rich and fertile.

The river of God is full of water: and so providing for the earth, you provide grain for us all.

You drench its furrows, you level the ridges between:you soften it with showers and bless its early growth.

You crown the year with your goodness: and the tracks where you have passed drip with fatness.

The pastures of the wilderness run over: and the hills are girded with joy.

The meadows are clothed with sheep: and the valleys stand so thick with corn, they shout for joy and sing.