Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. ⁹Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you. Philippians 4:8,9( NIV)

Today I opened a new packet of peppercorns, the aroma of freshly ground pepper brought back memories of ‘Aunty’ Ann who opened her home and shared her love with my family. Aunty Ann was one of the nurses my mother met whilst my father was dying in hospital.

Who has guided your steps towards our God?

My Grandma sang, she sang Jesus loves me and Jesus wants me for a sunbeam as she did the dishes after dinner. Dilys and Margaret took me to a Christian camp with them, a place where people actually talked about Jesus and God. Enid Williams, my Girl Scout leader brought me back after a period of agnosticism into church; she gave me an appreciation of worship. Sandra introduced me to the power of Luke 11:13. Mary, a demonstrator of faith and works did my ironing, babysat my babies and motivated me to recommence reading my Bible on a daily basis; she also guided me into writing notes on my reflections- notes in a journal and notes in my Bible. And then there are Eileen, Judy, Gill, Leslie, …. who walked with me along the road

Alyce Pyle was the instigator of our meditation books, you would not be reading this without her persistence in establishing them.

Who has guided your steps towards our God?

Read, pray reflect. The last page – and inside the covers- too is blank for your notes and reflections.

Jane Brown

This Lenten Meditation Book is available on the web at http://hsechouston.blogspot.com/ for you to share it with your family and friends around the country and the world. There is also a link from the church website.