David's Deliberations “Better Together” When you read this letter it will be five to six weeks on from the day the Asian Tsunami disaster struck.  The scenes we have witnessed in the media over the past weeks have changed our lives.  We all realise that global issues on this scale affect us all.  Whole communities destroyed.  People from around the world enjoying holidays and leisure pursuits and ill one brief moment losing their lives.  There are psychological injuries for those who are left.  Children who have lost parents, parents who have lost children. We find it hard to understand why these things happen and we always look for someone to blame in any tragedy. In all this, the world together has the opportunity to show humanity and care for each other.  It was noticeable that the best aid and relief started when organisations got together, not only to discuss but to decide what was the best action to take.  People throughout the world have dug deep into their pockets and quite staggering amounts have been found.  There are scenes of rebuilding and hope. Mrs Selvaretnam, a Methodist minister from Sri Lanka, wrote recently “In the wake of the Tsunami people were setting aside differences to help in the relief process.  I feel people are fitting in irrespective of religious or race differences.  At the same time, situations such as this seem to draw people closer to God.  Perhaps it is just a deep-rooted ancient tradition in focusing on things eternal as we look upon life on planet Earth as something which is a temporary phase.” We are a lot stronger in all that we do, if we are together.  I leave you to think on these quotes. ‘Weak things united become strong.’ ‘None of us has got it together, but together we’ve got it.’ ‘If a link is broken, the whole chain breaks.’ Pastor David From the Methodist Church WE all agreed that the Christmas Bazaar, held on Saturday 11th December, was a great success.  By joining together for this event both church and chapel benefitted from the extra people who attended - and we hope to work together in this way in 2005. Joy Clinton