At our Pentecost Trail yesterday on the Railway Embankment, we looked at the Holy Spirit’s arrival on the Day of Pentecost, having a dove trail for children to explore (the doves had messages about the gifts and fruit of the Spirit in other languages as well as English and looked at the names of the Holy Spirit given in the Bible).
We also looked at the fruit of the Spirit which God wants to grow in our lives (Galatians 5:22-23) – character traits such as love, joy, peace, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness, patience and self-controol. We enjoyed real fruit, remembering that God is the gardener and pondering on our connection to Jesus the vine. (John 15)
As we coloured in fruit shapes, painted fruit suncatchers and made bark rubbings of fruit, savouring the beautiful outdoor space carved out for us from wastelands by local residents who love where they live, we were able to reflect on the life God wants us to live and take photographs to remind us of how we need to grow.
