I had two morning services on Sunday. My main one at 10:30 was at my primary church in Rainham. I was preaching on the Lectionary Old Testament lesson from Genesis 12:1-9, where Abram is called. I wanted to say something that I thought was important and relevant about the nature of being on a spiritual journey. I really thought it was right for them.

Before that, I got to trial it at Christ The King, Princes Park at the quiet, traditional said communion service at 8:45. It went down a storm. The Anglican vicar Keith Foot said it would be worth repeating at my farewell service there next month when many more would hear it, and it chimed in with things he had been trying to say to the congregation.

At Rainham, however, it went down like a lead balloon. And it was a poor congergation, numerically speaking. You just can’t win sometimes, can you? My ability to second-guess God is as poor as ever!

You can find a link to the sermon here, if you’re interested.