Thoughts about drizzle

Who is Nat?

My name is Natalie Husk, although most people call me Nat (except my parents!). I was born and raised in Cornwall and am proud of it! I have always been involved in the church, whether going to my local village chapel in Common Moor, joining with bus loads from Cornwall at MAYC events, helping at the District Children’s Holiday or even attending Synod a few times! I am very thankful to the Cornwall District, the Liskeard & Looe Circuit and of course Common Moor chapel for being such valuable parts in my journey of faith.

Today I live in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, where I work as a youth worker for the Methodist Church. I run after school clubs, youth clubs, a youth fellowship, do outreach work and organise trips away. Not long ago I was asked by a youth group, to give them a weekly topic for reflection, an email containing something to focus them on God for the week. So every week I sit at my computer and write down my thoughts! It started quite small, with just the young people receiving them, and now lots of people of all ages find my thoughts in their email inbox!

It is a huge privilege for me to find that people enjoy and are challenged by what I have written, especially that I can now share what God has done for me with those who walked with me at the beginning of my journey. Ultimately these reflections are aimed at the young people I now work with, but if God can speak to others through them, how great is that!!

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Drizzle

Good morning!

Well as I look out of my study window, I see the rain drizzling down and I feel a bit drizzly, with a lack of motivation and energy and no real drive to do anything except crawl back into bed. Don’t get me wrong, I like the rain – it gives us a nice green countryside, and there is something fun and silly about splashing in puddles and dancing (also singing if you’ve got the voice for it!) in the rain. But that is real rain, when great big drops are pouring down and you get soaked instantly, and there is an inner desire (at least in me) to go out and spin round with your arms open wide and looking up with your face catching the rain. Even as I type this I long for the real rain to come so I can nip out the back and dance in my garden, but alas, the drizzle remains and I continue to feel listless.

So now I am longing for this grey cloud to pass over and for the sun to burst through. There is something comforting and claming about the warm sun on your face, and as the sun shines brightly it seems to lift the spirit and bring a smile on people’s faces. Everything feels more hopeful in the sunshine and there is an energy around. So let the sun come and brighten this dreary Monday morning…but again the grey clouds bring the constant drizzle and the “I can’t be bothered” feeling remains. Huh, this great British weather! L

Isn’t it remarkable how we are affected by the weather. Fancy that, the movement of clouds (which are actually tiny droplets of water and ice – yes I am a geographer and proud of it!) and the distribution of sunshine can influence our moods, feelings, and our actions. People are more depressed in January and February when the days are dark and the weather is pants. So if the weather has so much influence on us, think what influence people have on us, and we have on others. Who do we surround ourselves with? Positive people like the sun who bring out the best in us, or grey, drizzly people who bring us down and encourage us to express the not so positive side of us. What kind of people do we want to be to those around us? I would like to think that we try to be like the sun, or should I say Son. This week, I challenge us to build each other up, find positive people to be in our lives and either shine like the sun or bring joy like the rain. And lets pray for an end to this depressing drizzle!

Have a good week - yes that's an order!