A newspaper story caught my attention a wee while back. It was about a young woman called Jess Tinsley. She and her 3 friends decided to do a five mile circular walk in Hamsterley Forest in Count Durham one Sunday evening. After 3 hours they were hopelessly lost. At 10.30pm they called 999 and the the call handler told them to download an app called what3words.
The friends followed that advice and with the information the call handler received the Search and Mountain Rescue Team found the soaked and freezing walkers.
I need to explain! what3words is an app that you can download to your mobile phone. The developers of the app have divided the world into 57 million squares, each measuring 3m by 3m and each square has a unique, randomly assigned three-word address. If you find yourself trouble or danger then communicating what3words to the rescue services has the potential to lead to your rescue.
I have found myself reflecting on this fantastic resource and in my thinking broadened the idea out to all of life, especially to the development of our characters. And so if you were to send your exact life location to friends what3words would describe you?
The Apostle Paul’s teaching in Colossians chapter three brings with it this challenge - the '3m by 3m square' we could be standing in today might contain the following words:
◻︎greed, impurity, lust
◻︎anger, rage, malice
◻︎slander, gossip, envy
Alternatively, it could contain the following what3words:
◻︎Compassion, kindness, humility
◻︎gentleness, patience, love
what3words describe you?
A life yielded to God; one dependent on the Holy Spirit will exhibit:
◻︎ love, joy, peace
◻︎ patience, kindness, goodness
◻︎ faithfulness, gentleness, self-control
(Galatians 5:22)
(picture - Eaglesham Parish Church)
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