The heading just about sums it up: today has been a mixture of warm sunshine, bringing the flowers out, and now as we look out of the window we are surrounded by thick mist. Not quite all four seasons in one day, but then this is Scotland …noted as a land of mists and all that image evokes of romance, intrigue, destiny, and history.
The smell of new life has been very much on our minds and in our conversations this week, as one of us had been invited to blog about the theme of smell in relation to the BBC Lent series, Sense Making Faith. Being in London with interesting people earlier in the week helped to formulate what we thought were good questions, and you can see the result here. Last night we met up with a group of folks here in rural Aberdeenshire, who had invited us to explore some similar questions with them. There was much reflection about what new life in their church might look and smell like, and how we might help to nurture signs of new life. The arrival of spring is stimulating all sorts of unexpected and potentially exciting challenges and opportunities.
