My suggestion to leave some of the excess items behind with me was stubbornly rejected as she was determined to leave nothing behind. When I raised the possibility of being charged for excess weight, Michelle replied confidently, ‘God will take care of it for me.’

Have you ever felt invisible? My phone rang. I answered it. At the sound of my voice the caller erupted into a flood of tears. She wailed, ‘I am invisible. Why do I bother?’

Have you ever been given the same advice again and again but it isn’t advice you want to hear? Starting out in ministry it was a continuous struggle for me to get a handle on what I was meant to be doing.