Another day up on the hills last Saturday with the young people from Haygrove School doing their Duke of Edinburgh Award. It is always an enjoyable day spending time with young people and finding out about what bothers them and what they enjoy. It is also always fastinating seeing those that are good walkers but lack confidence and those who are not so good but think they are.
I’m not sure the Quantocks is a good place to learn navigation though. It is maybe a little too easy.
This walk in the year always reminds me just how little exercise I managed to get over the winter. I think this year with the weekends of rain we have had has been worse than most for not getting exercise.
It got me wondering if there is any time in life when we get the same experience with our spiritual life. I guess times of crisis can make you think that maybe you haven’t been praying enough. But, far better to be praying all the time and then you are ready when the crisis comes – just as it is better to exercise your body regularly so you are ready when you need to exert yourself.