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Tuesday, 14 September 2021

Grace to Flourish

 

Hearts and flowers. Don and I have just celebrated our 46th wedding anniversary. We went to the V&A in Dundee; celebrating Scottish designers and their global pioneering leadership in many areas, I came away wondering why there is often such a lack of national self-esteem here. So much talent in such a small nation!

It’s good to step back and take stock. In the midst of busy lives, it is hard to see the success sometimes. An anniversary is a great time to pull out of the usual and take note of where we’ve been. We look back, and see the hand of God and his great grace bringing us to where we are now.

A visit to the V&A is a great way to encourage national self-esteem. St Mungo is reported to have prayed, ‘Let Glasgow flourish by the preaching of the word’. ‘Let Glasgow flourish’ is the shortened version in the city’s coat of arms. A connection perhaps to the flourishing of Scottish creativity and innovative design over the years?

May God continue to give us all grace to flourish, in relationships and in life.

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