This month's forest church is about getting outside and listening; listening to the wind (or the rain) and the language of air and water. The Holy Spirit is sometimes described as Living Water and Jesus said of the Spirit "The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit."
So here's a story to get you going and some further instructions based on the story.
Click here to open the story (mobile-friendly podcast with transcript).
Let us know your own reflections by commenting on this post.
Thank you Alistair, for this beautiful story. We took it with us to some woods near Badbury Rings, and spent some time listening to Brother Breeze in the trees. I reflected on times when someone has seen the Eagle in me when I have seen the Crow - wondering if I am coming across as arrogant or opinionated. I loved how Crow was transformed by his experience of Brother Breeze. We tried to stay with the sounds of sadness, and noticed how hard that was to do, and empathised with ourselves and others when we tend to want to move on quickly from those sounds for fear of being overwhelmed. Soon after on our walk, we came across a cherry tree, full of ripe fruit, and were thrilled to find the wind had blown some to the ground for us. Thank you Brother Breeze for that wonderful gift, and for inspiring Brother Alistair to share your story with us.
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