[View the story "Day Twenty-two: Richmond to Darlington" on Storify ]Day Twenty-two: Richmond to Darlington DEBATE: Would the Thought for the Day be better here at the top of the piece, or would it be better if it were embedded as part of the story of my day? I would value your thoughts .... Storified by St Mikes Open4All · Sun, Jul 01 2012 14:23:43
The day started with a conversation with the lovely Emily Jeffrey and you can listen to it (for the next six days) at 1:48:00 :
BBC Sussex - Sunday Breakfast with Emily Jeffery, 01/07/2012Our weekly look at faiths and ethics with uplifting music for Sunday morning.
Then after breakfast and saying goodbye to my hosts John and Liz, I headed up to The King's Head to meet
Sarah Hartley .
Sarah Hartley in RichmondStMikesOpen4All
Here is what she had to say ...
Sarah Hartley at the King's HeadAn Audioboo by StMikesOpen4All
And then I set off on the road to Darlington.
North, South, East or West ,,,,StMikesOpen4All
Before I left Elaine gave me a poem called Three Mile an Hour God; after an hour's walking it seems I had only managed 2.5miles ...
2.5 Mile an hour GodStMikesOpen4All
It may be because I stopped to ponder sights like this:
Tracks or scars?StMikesOpen4All
THOUGHT FOR TODAY: We look back at the field that is our life, and we see scars. Perhaps we have been hurt by words or actions of people towards us, or things seem to have gone wrong. But consider, perhaps these were the tractor tracks as the Spirit was sowing good seed in your life - without them there can be no harvest. And perhaps after a re-ploughing, good seed will grow where there is nothing now?
As I walked down the hill towards Scotch Corner I was struck by the beauty and tranquility of the fields just a short distance from the A!.
Quiet area by Scotch Cornerstmikesopen4all
Holiday inn at Scotch CornerStMikesOpen4All
A kind young lady named Nicola took the photo after I recorded the following ...
Pitstop at Scotch CornerAn Audioboo by StMikesOpen4All
And then it was goodbye to Yorkshire ...
Goodbye to YorkshireStMikesOpen4All
And hello to Darlington in County Durham.
Hello to DarlingtonStMikesOpen4All
In the land of the saintsStMikesOpen4All
So here I am being made royally welcome by Marie and her family in Darlington.
Marie in DarlingtonStMikesOpen4All
And we had the following conversation.
Marie in DarlingtonAn Audioboo by StMikesOpen4All
Tomorrow I head for Escomb which is in Bishop Aukland. May you know rich blessings and peace.
