Had a wonderful time today - 4 and a half hours to be precise - consisting of coffee and cakes, praise and worship, receiving presents (it was the 25th anniversary meeting), teaching, prayer ministry, prophecy, words of knowledge, singing in tongues, listening to a beautiful vocalist ... you get the picture! As we lifted His mighty name in praise and worship, it reminded me of when I was really 'aglow' with the fresh fire of God, eager to share God's truth and see people set free, healed, restored, and living life in all its fullness - not that I'm not eager to see that now but I'm just not as on fire as I remember being - and Aglow was a place that nurtured me spiritually for a long time. I'd forgotten just what a powerful ministry it is and was blown away by the insight from the Word that was shared and the ministry that took place. There were several prophetic words and words of knowledge spoken over me by the Scottish President and members of the Glasgow leadership team - confirming prophecies I was given about 18 months ago - indeed one of the things shared was that this was a word of confirmation.
My friend and I left on a high, feeling refreshed and uplifted, to be met with the noise and sights of what was left from the pride march that had taken place earlier. It was quite surreal - in those hours previous there were around 80-90 Christian women gathered in a near by hotel exalting the name of Jesus and crying out to God for His transforming power to move through Glasgow and break the chains of bondage and destruction in peoples lives, to bring true freedom and wholeness. We were aware of the stark contrast! And a sharp exit was taken to the nearest Pizzeria to escape the streets, savour God's goodness and enjoy some much needed physical food since we'd had lots of the spiritual kind!