Wednesday 25^th January: Day 18

Apparently JK Rowling started writing her ‘Harry Potter’ novels in a cafe in Edinburgh.

I can understand why she did.

Confession time.

I have been known, in the past, to travel to a coffee shop in Inverness when the sermon writing has not being going according to plan and in the bustling busy-ness of the surroundings I have found inspiration.

It’s easier down there because very few people know me or even notice me.  I take a wee notebook and pen and over a very leisurely coffee I write.

That got me thinking.

We tend to assume we meet God best in the quiet.

Could it be that he is every bit as present in the noise?

Try this as an experiment.

Go to a cafe or a pub,

somewhere public and busy,

Buy a drink

And sit down

And think.

Ask yourself,

Can God speak through the hustle and bustle

Of everyday life?

It may not always be easy for him – but can he?

If he can,

Then what might he be saying to you in the midst of life?

What might he be trying to say to those around you?

Notebook and pen optional in the pub or cafe –

But might be useful!!!