It was the end of a busy day and we all felt exhausted. Someone suggested we continued working on a jig-saw puzzle that we’d started the previous week. Three of us spent an hour or more trying and retry to slot pieces into heir correct place. It proved more difficult than it looked. The title of the puzzle was ‘Endangered Animals’. Slowly the images of a tiger, panda, bear and lion emerged. We discussed how sad it was that these magnificent animals were now endangered. When I researched it later, I found that their numbers were in decline because of illegal hunting and changes in their habitat.
Sin reared it’s ugly head even in an innocent pursuit like this. As we discussed the problem we wondered what we could do about this and realsed that there was hardly anything we could do about it. So sad but I realised that we had had a good social time together. One of our number was lonely and this gave them a pleasant afternoon. Another had a damaged ankle which was giving her trouble. The brain power needed in looking for the right pieces helped her forget her pain.. And as for me, I reveled in our community spirit as we worked together and helped each other. It meant that later that day I could privately pray for the other two. A rule I try to make is to pray each day for those I’ve been in contact with. Thank you, Lord for a profitable afternoon.