Seeing the trees blown down in the church grounds this week, with the road closed and the work involved in returning things normal, perhaps serves as a reminder for us to keep those who have also been affected by the recent autumn storms in our prayers.
The very sad loss of life, damage to homes and businesses, and the interruption of essential services put our small amount of damage and inconvenience into perspective.
We pray for all people affected, both overseas and in our own country, and for the emergency services and engineers who continue to work in the stormy conditions to keep us safe and restore power supplies.