Yesterday, Saturday was the annual men's fellowship day out. Twelve of us went north to meet an old friend who lives out in the country. The agenda for the day was a barbeque and then quad biking. As the age range was 16- mid eighties I ended up not only going solo but getting a lot of extra turns on the quads giving piggy back rides to those who were less confident on the 400 cc machines. It was a complete blast.
Today was fathers day in Scotland and it was not only my first father's day but I travelled to Glasgow and spent some of the day with my dad. This is the first time in over 20 years that I spent time with him on fathers day. After visiting my dad, we went to Wemyss Bay to see the father in law. That was the first time in over a decade the missus had spent with her father on that day. Here I am below with my son Somerled aka Sorley to one and all.
As we were so busy we missed church today; now I need to set some time apart to spend with my Father in heaven. As I do so I am going to meditate on the parable of the prodigal son and how the father in this parable represents God in His fatherhood to me. At last I am complete as a father and can consider the fuller meaning of it with my new perspective.
