Surviving the cold

A couple of days have past and what have I achived this week...
After riding on Monday in the cold and realising quite how unfit I am I decided action was needed and the following morning jumped out of bed-quite literally- at 6.50am and went for a 25 minute jog round Moss Side. I felt ultra cool and loved people starring at me like I had completely lost my mind to be doing such a thing so early in the morning. It was freezing cold but well worth the effort.

Yesterday lunchtime my colleague Sophie and I had a girlie lunch as the boys decided that they would ditch our weekly team lunch. We ended up at the Musicana Cafe on oxford road. Very nice little cafe, if a tad dark and very male orientated. Interesting atmosphere and definitely a place I will have to brave on a Friday/Saturday night. Don't recommend their version of Salami, a bit heavy on the stomach :o)

I didn't brave Moss Side early in the morning today- I mean you have to give your body a rest don't you?! But still managed to get up before 7.30am. Complete miracle for me as I don't have to be at work until 9am and work is only a 5 min walk away from my house.

I'm enjoying having an early cappuchino with Jesus. At the moment I am reading John, a chapter a day. Today I read chapter 5 and there is this very interesting bit when Jesus tells the pharisees that they have been diligent in their study of the scriputers and given their life to it's study but have not given themselves to him who will give them eternal life. I have been pondering on that all morning. Are we guitly of placing scripture above Jesus in the West? The more I journey with Jesus the more I realise that I don't know him as well as I would like to and is that maybe partially due to reading the Bible as a story and a life manual rather than a book that points to Jesus. A book that should help us understand and move us closer to him. I've been listening to some teaching on the importance of the Word & Spirit in our lives. I really do think that in our western christian culture we have an inbalanced relationship, placing an over- emphasis on the Word and almost ignoring the Spirit of God. Yet it is the Spirit of God that is our helper in understanding the word and getting closer to Jesus. I love the Bible and theology, but can I honestly say the same of the Holy Spirit? If I'm honest God's power scares me a little. I do want that to change.

Just realised the time, 1 minute till the end of lunch. Better had sign off.