Keeping on
Today I was in Bulford church. This morning’s service was an intimate one as we were few in numbers, didn’t have an organist and decided that we would all sit in the sanctuary. We said the service omitting nothing including the sermon, there were times of silence when we reflected on what had been said. In fact the pace of the service was a refelctive, slow one giving a much different feel to it.
Afterwards we spent more time talking, hearing about someone’s job interviews in this coming week and another’s grandchildren. One item of discussion was the fact that they had managed to pay their share last year – this was a remarkable achievement as they are a very small congregation who are not wealthy.
They had achieved this by having many fundraising events throughout the year, but I was told that the stress was on FUN. Listening to all that they had done last year I was very aware that it really was FUN first and money second. This approach not only saw them being able to pay their share but also new people had started to attend the church and take an interest in the way it is run etc.
Although it had been hard work there was no drop in enthusiasm for this year, in fact there are many more ideas to be put in motion if not this year then in the years to come. I think they are a great example of how people keep on keeping on, putting their faith in God and being pleasantly surprised at the outcomes.
