Went with Tom and Beth this evening to the holy ground of Priestfield to watch the womens England team beat Austria 4-0.

Their is a skill gap, but the atmosphere was great, it was one of the biggest crowds we have seen this season at Priestfield and 4 goals, 3 in the last 5 minutes, made it an exciting game. The group 5 table looks good for our women and wouldn’t you just have loved to be at the England Hungary game with a 13-0 victory!

Some people near us left 10 minutes before the end – they must be gutted! I have never understood those people who consistently leave matches early; they must miss loads of goals and it is at these key times that quite often games are won.

I guess its similar in our Christian journeys – those that stick see the full benefit, those that bale early have a ‘what if’ or ‘if only’ wondering outlook. That thought has only just come to me and as it has gone midnight I am going to think more of that later and come up with analogies from football to illustrate faith … I feel a SEITE presentation coming on!

A double world cup victory is the prediction….what’s that I hear …

Three Lions on a shirt
Jules Rimet still gleaming
Thirty years of hurt
Never stopped me dreaming