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Our Vicar Tony Walker says:

July and August are traditionally a time when people think of holidays. Many of the activities in church and in the community close down sometime in July and don’t restart again until the schools go back in September. This allows leaders and organisers to take a well-earned break.

The Bible reminds us that ‘rest’ is built into the rhythm of creation. According to the book of Genesis, God created the world in six days, and rested on the seventh day! Throughout the Bible God’s people are urged to make sure they have a ‘day of rest’.

However rest is not the only advantage of the summer months of July and August. These times which are traditionally less busy also give us a time to take on and do something that we wouldn’t normally have the time or occasion to do in the more busy parts of the year. Going for a walk perhaps. Going to visit a friend or a family member who you don’t see very often. Maybe even taking on the challenge of spending a bit more time reading the Bible or praying!