{"id":189,"date":"2019-02-28T18:06:25","date_gmt":"2019-02-28T18:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bobjanet.org.uk\/bobsblog\/?p=189"},"modified":"2019-02-28T19:29:39","modified_gmt":"2019-02-28T19:29:39","slug":"normal-service-is-resumed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bobjanet.org.uk\/bobsblog\/2019\/02\/28\/normal-service-is-resumed\/","title":{"rendered":"Normal service is resumed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Today more of a normal mild, damp February day. The air is soft and comforting. Paths are wet underfoot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yesterday, Bala and near Dolgellau. An ancient Abbey and a fun little train. A car ride with the huge bulk of Cadair Idris in view much of the way. It’s a lot more impressive than this picture suggests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Today, Port Meirion and then Porthmadog for shop and chips. Port Meirion is quirky, exuberant. It was started between the wars and finished in the fifties. The bright colours and fun were probably just what was needed as the country emerged from wartime austerity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Creator God, we thank you
For they greyness and the rain.
We thank you for<\/em>
 the all-enveloping comfort
Of the damp that nourishes the crops,\u00a0
Feeds the reservoirs,\u00a0
Forces people to come close <\/em>
Together for shelter.\u00a0
We thank you for the relief
From the emptiness of dry weather.\u00a0

We pray for people in dry places
Struggling with drought<\/em>
or climate change.\u00a0
Christ, who knew thirst,\u00a0
Who knew suffering, be with them.\u00a0
Christ who taught forgiveness,\u00a0
Reconcile us all\u00a0
With one another
And with our planet.\u00a0

Spirit of God,\u00a0
Move in us all,\u00a0
And grow in us
The hope of change.\u00a0<\/em>

One God, help us to live right<\/i><\/span>
In this your world<\/em>.\u00a0

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