We have just returned from the Boys Brigade Awards service at our church where our boys received badges for their first year of service. Jordan also received his Bronze award badge & Timmy & Luke received their Red award badges. They are very proud of them & so they should be! They have worked & played hard this year in BB.
In case you are wondering about the post title, I chose it because we sang the hymn 'Will you anchor hold?' as part of the service. Well, the phrase 'we sang' is one I use loosely because none of us realised that we should of started singing the first verse until the guitarist had reached the chorus & from then on we limped our way through the next three verses & choruses! I must admit that several of us got the giggles but we all gave it our best shot. Luke sang with his usual gusto & enthusiasm even though he had no idea of the correct tune (well, nobody else did either!). I have made a mental note to learn the hymn properly for next year's service so that I too, can sing with gusto! It was great to be a part of the awards ceremony. Seeing so many boys & young men really enjoying being part of something that teaches them to value Godly principles is very moving. I am glad that our boys can be part of it too. I hope & pray that being in Boys Brigade will help them to know that, as they hymn says, they have an anchor in Jesus who will hold them steady through whatever storms & trials they encounter in life. :o)
2 comments:
It's a good song! Jean Terry at Shephall introduced us to it after we did a service there which included making paper boats!
What a lovely pic of the boys.We pray EVERY mealtime for you all,
love mum xxxx
Thanks Mum! I am sure we used to sing a different tune at St Mary's Shephall. I do remember singing it there. And the time the BB & GB came & we had 2 of them stay with us. Our BB company isn't as formal as that one though- no proper slow marching & all that. The boys do love marching & standing to attention in BB though. Fun! :o)
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