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Advent & Christmas
Published on 30 July 2019
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‘whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did it for me’.
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When our teacher said we were going to church, I thought it would be boring, but it hasn't been. It was great!
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Prayer is a discipline - it can be difficult at times, just like keeping fit, being on a diet, or keeping weeds down in the garden. Little and often is best, but don't give up! No prayer, however inadequate you may feel it to be, is ever wasted or of no value.
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