Wet Sunday

For the two infants who were baptised this morning it was wetter than for most of us! One baptism was at Abercorn, and the other at Winchburgh. It was great to see so many extra children in both congregations, the friends and families of the baptismal families.

Although it was a lovely sunny morning, which must have given great light for the Abercorn Art Exhibition, the afternoon became gloomier and gloomier, until at last the rain started falling again. Our farmers must be at their wits end with all this rain. We've hardly had two dry days in a row, or even all summer!

The grass in my garden was growing long, so I was glad that by 4 o'clock most of the dew had evaporated and I could get it cut. It was sticking and clumping all over, so there was rather a lot of handwork to be done picking it all up afterwards. But at least I got it finished before the rain came on.

Of course, the wet weather we have been having is nothing compared with the storms and floods they have been having in the Caribbean and in northern India and Nepal. We have much to be thankful for in our own climate, and we should be doing our best to support those in much worse situations than us. May they know God's help.

I wonder what next week will bring in my placement at Abercorn, Pardovan, Kingscavil and Winchburgh. God knows!