Four weeks of experimenting with use of prolonged silence in worship are now over.  I am really proud of how people stuck at it, even those who found it difficult or uncomfortable or unnatural.  I know, from the feedback I've had that many found it liberating, energising and encouraging.  So I have some ideas of how we might take that forward in the future.

We also had a nearly silent communion - simply a telling of the story with bread and wine shared in silence at the appropriate points.  It wasn't entirely successful, but people gave it go, and for that I am very grateful

Next Sunday will be a stark contrast - lots of action, lots of singing (well know stuff I hope, after the one this week I thought everyone in the whole wide world knew was unknown to all except one other person and me!!) and hopefully quite a lot of colour.

I love my church, and I love the willingness to try new things, just so long as it's not too much, too soon.... which is fair enough.