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A spiritual comment and prayer to begin the day with the Rev Kate Wharton

Good morning.

I was thinking recently about how fascinating and fun it is that we all like such very different things. Personally, I love watching football, going to the cinema and theatre by myself, travelling to new cities that I’ve never been to before, and enjoying long country walks followed by long pub lunches. I have friends who love gardening, watching superhero films, going on beach holidays, and playing golf – but I don’t understand why they find any of those things fun!

It’s much more interesting that we all enjoy different things, but I also believe that it reflects the creativity and ingenuity of our Creator God. In the Bible, the letters St. Paul wrote to the church in Rome, and in Corinth, both speak about how God created different people with different gifts. Some people are good at some things, others something very different. Some people enjoy one pastime, others something very different. I really notice this in church each Sunday. We have an excellent drummer, but his wife makes better tea than he does. We have one person who’s very good at fixing things that break, and someone else who’s very good at gardening. But neither of them are any good at designing the posters we need when we put on special events.

We all need each other for church to do all of the things it’s supposed to do. What are your gifts, interests and skills? What did God make you to do? Is there anything you might need to recognise and appreciate and use in a new way?

Loving Lord Jesus, thank you for the gifts you give to each one of us, and thank you that when we all use them together we can create something beautiful.

Amen.