Issue 16 Preaching and Mental HealthBlog | Plans and Prophesy
Plans and Prophesy
Author: Andy PeckPost Date: 26.09.18
We recently went on our church weekend away, with a theme of refreshment. Our lovely curate Emma had done most of the organising and had invited people to contribute in some way. Life has been hugely hectic both with work and our family and so I thought I’d take the chance to refresh through rest and relaxation (well as much rest is possible with three children). We were staying at Ashburnham Place, a Christian retreat centre in East Sussex and the grounds and space were really lovely to enjoy, and even the weather was kind to us!
After over twenty-four hours of restful refreshment, the speaker our church had booked for the weekend had to rush home due to a family emergency. She had been due to preach in the Sunday service, and suddenly there was no plan and it was already Saturday evening. Our curate and vicar were both already at capacity and so I offered to organise the service and preach. After Saturday evening joy of karaoke and cider, I got to work with making a plan and working out what to do. In the end, I felt not to write a preach, but instead be led by what occurred in the morning. For someone who is very much in favour of a Plan, this wasn’t ideal.
