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But what about the things done in the I’m finished now you’ll be glad to know
background – the glue, the wall ties, the
unseen things – without these the walls
fall down, the roof leaks and the garden
is overrun with weeds. All of us need to
be part of the building work God has
for us. Whether it’s leading one of the
myriad things going on in High Kirk,
maybe doing car park duty, or
washing dishes, being part of church
committee, helping make sure the Life
store functions or being part of a
count team – even just coming to
an organisation and being an
encouragement to those who have
prepared, being in a Life Group and
providing support for your fellow
participants, welcoming to the stranger
next to you on Sunday morning (they
may have been coming for 10 years but
you still haven’t said hello). Whatever
God has asked of you be sure of this,
He knows your response and is pleased
as you are part of the building project
He has for us.
It would be remiss of me to not say
thank you to our own unseen glue – to
Jack who passed on the baton to Ian
just when all things were turning
electronic and flashing lights and the
dust had been nearly all cleaned up, to
Tina who now has another to keep right
and to Emily, and sometimes Laura,
doing the administrative necessities.
Where is the house you will build for me?
Isaiah 66 v 1
but just before I head away to find
what God has next for me, can I leave
you with one thought. In 2018 we
showed courage in how we tackled the
first stage of our building process – we
need to show that same courage as
we move on into 2019 and beyond.
Courage to maybe ask someone to our
Alpha course; courage to maybe ask
someone to Church on a Sunday
morning – Café church or Sanctuary
Church; courage to be available to
help in Hope House; courage to ask
for prayer ministry – and maybe hear
something from God for you; courage
to talk about what you do on weekends
when you are at work or school on
Monday through Friday; courage to find
some space in your budget for support
of God’s work at home or overseas;
courage to pray that God’s will may be
done in your life; courage to ask God for
the tools that He has given you to be
used for His kingdom building.
I’ll see you on the building site…..
Gary McQuoid
Clerk of Session