When the essential things had been done and several phonecalls made Saturday opened out in front of me like a wide expansive space. Beautiful weather that was too good to waste meant that I decided to escape for a few hours. Luckily the post came early a rare joy in itself. It brought with it the Peter Owen Jones book Small Boat Big Sea - One year's journey as a Parish Priest. I have read most it already because I was unable to put it done. He charts well the joy of being a priest as well as the constant sense of battle that you feel. What Peter Owen Jones is able to do well is to find God in the everyday and to make the point that we need to connect with the world around and join in what God is doing in the world. This book would certainly make me want to read more of his writings. Thank God for priests like him they point out the folly of those who take themselves too seriously or become obsessed with the institutional church.
The weather again today looks very promising so time to do some work on food today rather than in a car. This is of the great luxury of ministering in a densely populated city rather than the country, sometimes I need to remember that more!
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