Today, at my house, right, we had a nine-course meal.Alan made French Onion Soup.
Ollie made a Posh Starter, served on a bed of lettuce.
Dave and Ruth made Sushi!
Lou cleansed out palates with sorbet.
Chris cooked up a storm with his Thai Green Curry.
Rich whipped up a frenzy with his Home Recipe Cheesecake.
David and Rachel sorted port and cheese.
Matt and Rachel prepared a platter of exotic fruit.
I made coffee and mints.
What an occasion: candle-lit, wine let with twelve people round a table so long that it had to be diagonal in the room. Attempting not to think just about myself, I wondered why I felt so antisocial. But the laughter comes with ripples and roars and sometimes leaves you fighting for breath. How blessed am I...
I am treasured with wonderful gifts in the form of such company. And yet it is a real effort to allow myself this simple pleasure of friendship. My appetite for achievement has made me a junkie. It's stupid things, little goals, work, work, work, seductively challenging but truthfully fruitless. Deep down, I'm hungry for something. I know it's not, but part of me wonders if time spent just being with people is wasted. Something needs changing in me!
The other day, my housemates came up with a new phrase to help guide us: WWHND. It's a bit like WWJD, which stands for, 'what would Jesus do?' Except that it stands for, 'what would Hugh not do?'
God is hilarious. And good.
Pic: Rich, Chris, Hugh, Alan, Dave
2 comments:
I am making my bracelet now.
It's deep.
If we think time spent with our friends is time wasted what might God feel when we pitch up to spend time with Him. After all He has got a universe to run, stars to look into and literally billions of projects on the go.
Time with each other is precious and eternal. Life is after all about three things.
Relationship, relationship and relationship.
You and God, you and others, you and yourself.
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