November2010 Edition - Hatfield Heath Village Magazine

ehind me to reverse the half mile back I decided to try
and turn the car round and instantly sank in the field.
After struggling for a few minutes to move the car, we
got the bags out of the boot to walk back to the gates.
Guess what Linda got out of her handbag? Out came this
little torch. It was quite dark in the middle of the field but
I’m sure there was also a smile on Linda’s face. Without
her torch you can imagine what sort of walk back we
would have had! The story goes on a bit further but that
is where I’ll finish it for now.
In Psalm 119 we find tucked in the middle of it a verse
which says, “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light
to my path”. So often we only turn to God’s word when
we doubt or can’t see what is ahead of us; when we are
in difficulty. The Psalmist knew the importance of
having God’s word with him all the time because a few
verses earlier he said, “It is my meditation all day long.”
That way God can provide us with the light we need to
see where we are going, to see the way through some of
the difficulties and those we can’t go round to prepare to
go through them.
It turned out that the drive went down into a slight dip,
curved to the left and then went round behind some trees.
We were only a few hundred yards away from the
carpark to the hall. If we had continued on the track the
cows would have moved and we would have found the
hall.
The incident became the highlight of the weekend as the
owner of the hall had to get his tractor out the following
morning to tow the car out of the mud and into the car
park. We were constantly reminded of our mistake
throughout the weekend. People are very good at
reminding when we get things wrong aren’t they?
As nights begin to draw in may the word of God guide
you and lead you. May it hold you in whatever you face,
may it enable you to share your joys with those around
you and may it be a blessing to you and those you love.
Rev Terry Keen
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