Trinity Church in Knebworth

offers you a warm welcome

A long hard winter, that’s what many people said they wanted. A bit of cold to kill off all the bugs, and that’s what we got.

But did people start to moan as the first snow flake fell? Yes they did and, when the thermometer dropped for the second day in succession, moans became long and loud. And when the snow came back, well, it wasn't quite the end of the world but, judging by the moans and complaints, it came pretty close. Yes, it was cold; yes, people couldn’t go out and about as they wished and, yes, it did hurt when we fell. I, too, have bruises where I’d rather not have them, though my pride hurt more than my body.

But wasn’t it great how neighbour helped neighbour in the worst of weather. Now people want a long, hot summer and I’m sure that as soon as we have two hot /warm days on the trot, people will start moaning about the heat, the sun burn, the drought to come, etc. Do we really know what we want? ‘Be careful what you wish for, you may just get it’ applies equally to prayers. If our prayers aren’t answered, perhaps it’s because God knows better than us what is good, not only for us but for the rest of the world. Maybe we should, after praying, engage brain before moaning; after all we may just have got what we asked for! Ooops!

Whatever the weather now, and to come, greetings and best wishes.

Jackie Hall