Move aside, nothing to see here...

 I had a mooooving encounter with a cow yesterday. I'm not sure if it was mooooving on up or mooooving me out the way? It was a mooooving encounter neither-the-less. I wonder if I need to move out the way? Do you ever stop to think about the fact that we can block the way of others fulfilling their God given calling? Sometimes we hold on to jobs or roles that are no longer ours to do. Is God calling to you move out the way for someone else to take up the reigns? Are we moving on up or are we stuck in the same rut? 

I miss the Gloucestershire cows I would see every day but that's a small price to pay for being exactly where God wants me to be. How about you? Are you where God wants you to be, physically and spiritually speaking? 

Lent 2014: March 9th - Cows

Today's simple pleasure is...

Can you guess what it is yet? ....

Maybe another hint? ...

Yes, it really is...

Cows. I love gazing at cows. I'm not sure why I love them so much but I do. Maybe love is the wrong word? We use it so flippantly these days. Cows remind me of the countryside. In particularl they remind me of my home town of Stroud where they freely wander around the local commons and have free grazing rights. I have a few cows adorning my study walls, not real ones you understand (far too messy). I like the way in which they stare at you and seem to weigh you up. I wonder what they think, if anything, beyond where the best bit of juicy grass is to be found? 

Today's simple pleasure is cows - for their beauty, for their part in making the countryside so complete, for the milk and cheese they produce, for the lovely filet stake I enjoyed eating for lunch! ;-)