England Journal: Day 4

Roseberry topping

 

The fish and chips sat heavy in my stomach and I had never felt so much like a tourist. I love to hike but I was finding the pace set by the leader a bit fast for fried food I had just consumed. Our group began to spread out into groups as we climbed the layers of the hike.

The flat start along woven box hedges took a steep incline just past the first “kissing gate”. The wooden gate opened just a few feet before being stopped by another post. Each hiker in turn would step into a little side fenced square, open the gate enough to walk through and then close it again for the next hiker.

The trail through the woods ascended steeply around the curve of the hill then opened up into thick lucious grass just past another kissing gate.  The route became a footpath only made by the hiker in front of me.  An 18^thcentury stone ‘shooting box’ kept watch over the valley, having long since seen a naval captain hunting game, but certainly continues to shelter the occasional picnic.

 The last stretch was a rocky assent up to the summit, passing through a cloak of heather. I mustered a burst of energy to pull myself up, and looked out over the Tees Valley. A cold wind swept up the rock from the North Sea, and farms and villages quilted the valley. Our group gathered up to hear from our leader and pray for those that lived in the Tees Valley area. We listened to the words of Jesus speak about the harvest as I stared out over the farms. Send the laborers, Lord… send me.

'And he said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest. ' Luke 10:2

TGP Questions:

When was the last time you looked at your community from a different vantage point?

Who is in your community?

What 'hikes' do you need to assend, or maybe fight through, to surrender your 'send me' to Jesus?

We don’t have to be in another country to be laborers in the Lord’s harvest. Who is someone you could share Jesus with today?

Spend some time in prayer for the Holy Spirit to show you where he needs you to work in is harvest.

Pray specifically with action steps.  

Note:

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