Last Saturday Joy and I went for a walk. As we were driving home our route took us through a town that had loads of Union Jacks and St George’s flags flying. Now, realise, we had recently got back from 3 weeks holiday…..so I found myself wondering, “had I missed some big celebration or national event?”

‘When I consider your heavens’,

says the Psalmist,

‘the moon and the stars,

which you have set in place.’

Consider, we must…

We call it Silent Saturday.

Because God seemed silent.

The day before was the Friday we call Good, and the Sunday…

…had not yet arrived.

Sunday, we began our new series, The King and His Kingdom – over the next few months we will be journeying through the Sermon on the Mount.

I began by painting a picture of 2 kingdoms.

Interruptions.

We don’t like them.

Do we?

I don’t think so.

We don’t like our schedule being interrupted.

It’s funny what grabs you.

I was struck by some words recently – they were words from an Evening Prayer I was reading.

And they said (talking about evening): 

This is the time

when others greet the morning

while we meet the night

This morning I found myself reflecting on singing praise.

I love to sing praise -

With my church family, gathered on a Sunday.

And by myself, in the solitude of my office.

God wants to grow us through trials.

He wants to deepen our faith…he wants to strengthen our trust…he wants to make us more like Jesus…as we go through the struggles and adversities of life.

There are things we can only learn through trials.

Every day is a transition - from yesterday into today.

Every day is another day in the journey.

I woke this morning with thoughts in my head.

Silent Saturday.

The day in-between.