During our holiday, Mark and I were fortunate to be able to explore three different areas in British Isles: the North East, Edinburgh, and the Brecon Beacons. Surprisingly, we were blessed with more sunshine than we might have expected in each of those destinations! We enjoyed the changing landscapes and a highlight for me was visiting Dinefwr Castle. The somewhat steep climb on a somewhat hot and humid day was well worth it for the amazing and beautiful view of the River Towy meandering through the valley below. Another highlight was walking around Langors Lake where it seemed that each time we turned a corner there lay before us different flora and fauna: reed beds and cormorants, a trio of kites circling above the recently mown hayfield, a pair of ancient oaks, flower meadows, and a stand of alder that spend much of the year in water, were just a few I can bring to mind. Our lovely Island is a little short on large rivers and lakes, so I very much enjoyed these places.



From start to finish, the Bible is full of imagery of water and the fruitfulness and life it brings: Genesis begins with a garden watered by rivers and Revelation ends with the river of the water of life and tree of life. We will be unpacking this more on Sunday morning as we look at the water of life, and during our Season of Creation we will think about being part of a great ‘River of Justice and Peace’ (Amos 5:24) the justice and righteousness that God sees as true and acceptable worship. I do hope you can join us as we unpack God’s word and see what it teaches about how we should live in the beautiful and complex world God has created.