Today I visited my favourite place. I chose it as the chapel to visit today because it offered Holy Communion and because I had never heard Rev Mike Hall preach. He is the Air Force Chaplin at Marham and has been a blessing to the circuit because he has filled many a gap on the Preaching Plan.
The little church is an Anglican church shared by the Methodists and Anglicans on alternate Sundays. I love the atmosphere in the sanctuary. They always light the candles and the lovely Stained glass windows on either side of the altar area are beautiful.
I took along my picture of Douglas and could not get over how delighted everyone was to see me. I was overwhelmed by the love they showed me.
Mike lead the service and even though there were no children there, he still did a children's story as he said he liked doing so. We were all enthralled as we listened and looked at the pictures shown to us.
We sang well known Hymns that Douglas would have loved to sing and that were very moving for me. He preached on the Lectionary reading for today with the theme of Forgiveness and then we all shared Holy Communion together and the tears flowed. Oh how these wobbly moments come so unexpectedly and cannot be controlled but how blessed I was by all the love and sympathy shown to me after the service.
As I left the lovely little church, I cried and decided there and then that come what may, I would be there for their Songs of Praise and Flower festival service next Sunday afternoon.
By the time I reached home, I was drained so had a bite to eat and took to my bed only waking up after 7pm. So here I am with tears flowing as I miss our special "Father Abraham" on this Father's day. I am trusting that tomorrow will be a happier day as the ladies arrive to do the proof reading of the Circuit magazine. We always have such fun together but it will be the last one for me and all these LAST EPISODES are taking their toll as the count down is well on its way.
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