High Church?

What do you suppose you do when you are on sabbatical? I suppose everyone is different so that is a silly question, but most of my days so far have been spent writing, thinking, walking and praying.

I have tended to start the day and end the day with prayer and it has been really good to have more time than usual to sit and chew over the scriptures. I just wish I had put more effort into my Greek, really, but there you go.

Then I tend to write, just allowing stuff that I have been chewing over for months, some of it for years, to get put down on paper. I have no idea if it is any good yet, or any use to anyone, but it is great to get it in some kind of order.

I also walk… and today my wanderings took me to what is reputed to be the highest monastery in Europe. It is, as you can see, beautiful, but it was also closed.

There was a mournful looking lady sitting on the bench outside, and the sight of her surrounded by such marvelous beauty, leaning against a church made me wonder at how we are so often cut off in our faith from those who are crying out.

The church is beautiful, but the message it was built to celebrate is more so. I pray for eyes to see where people are asking for it and wisdom to know how to best live it.