Happy Sunday, Happy Pentecost, Happy Jubilee, Happy Lunch

I really like a nice Sunday lunch! If I am going to be taking a Sunday service then I will cook my Sunday lunch on Saturday evening. After church I just get home and lunch is there waiting. It is such a nice feeling to know that lunch is there and that it is delicious. 

Today is Pentecost Sunday and also the Platinum Jubilee. I am not at church today but I am quietly reflecting at home. I woke up early and cooked but I didn't play music like I usually do because I needed the quiet.

First of all I made Mary Berry's prawns and rice. This is actually fried rice with mushrooms and prawns and it tastes delicious. 

I also decided to make a slow cooked barbecue brisket with some paprika potatoes.

And some veg because green is good.

Sometimes the quiet is good. I am having such a disruptive year. I am seeking God and I am determined to follow wherever God leads. This can be difficult when people suddenly divert you from the path you were on.
 You then have to discern whether this is a God led diversion or just human beings trying to divert you, and then you have to sit with the options and listen.

Oh Lord my soul in silence waits.

And in the meantime I am going to have a good lunch.

Meantime I may not be a church today but I am still on duty.

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