They say parenting is the toughest job in the world. For years you work tirelessly, spend all you have, make sacrifices, get moaned at, clean up the mess, and crawl into bed exhausted. Then one day it’s all worth it, as a young adult thanks you for all you’ve done and for all the patience and love you’ve lavished on them. Well, maybe…
King David certainly didn’t have much luck in that respect. His son Absalom expressed his gratitude by killing his half-brother, usurping his father’s throne and causing him to flee for his life, then helping himself to his father’s concubines. You might think David would hold a bit of a grudge. Yet as he put his thoughts down in words, it was more in sorrow than in anger. He had a lot to reflect upon.
This week at St Andrew’s we’re looking at Psalm 138 – a personal song of thanksgiving and courage in a season of trouble and hostility.
Sunday, 23rd August, at 10:30am. St Andrews Church, High St, Auchterarder PH3 1BN; or Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7209731710.
Wednesday Evenings
Our midweek Zoom gathering is taking a summer holiday break, and we’ll be restarting at the start of September.
Hope you’ll join us then, for a chance to catch up, learn together, share our news, and pray. Everybody welcome!