A good number of us braced the wind and rain to have fellowship together and to listen to Connie Croly’s encouraging and challenging message. Through stories, quotes and the words of hymns and songs, she challenged us with the question ‘What do you expect from God?’

We are meant to be ‘channels not reservoirs’. We need to take opportunities to encourage each other and other people who we meet in our normal daily lives. We have a great God and, by faith, we can expect much more from him. ‘He can do what none other can do.’ So, are we willing to let him have his way and not look for loop-holes or excuses, when we have those opportunities to share our faith, even embracing interruptions to our routine? What do people see in us? Do they see the beauty and holiness of Jesus? Let’s ‘stand faithfully in the right place’ and let’s be ‘channels not reservoirs’!