The painting through prayer day on the 11th August, organised by Christina Pattinson in her lovely garden, was a great success. It was a privilege to be able to share the day in the fellowship of eight other people. We had a very happy and relaxed time expressing our thoughts and prayers in our paintings.

It didn’t matter how good we were, we just enjoyed the freedom to use colour in any way that made us feel thankful and glad to be alive. That was extremely easy when all around us were beautiful flowers, butterflies, trees laden with fruit, a blue sky and warm sunshine. Our thanks go to Christina for her kind hospitality and in encouraging us in this creative and thought provoking way to reflect on our lives.