Next Time...

I am very pleased my God is a God of second chances. I was reminded of this when reviewing potential tunes to include in my recent A-Z feature. The following extract from a Gerry Rafferty song spoke to me one morning recently when I was really calling out to Him for a word of encouragement:

"You need direction, yeah you need a name

When you’re standing in the crossroads every highway looks the same

After a while you can recognise the signs

So if you get it wrong you’ll get it right next time (next time)".

2 Peter 3:9 (New International Version)

The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.

R is for Gerry Rafferty

"This city desert makes you feel so cold
It's got so many people but it's got no soul
And it's taken you so long to find out you were wrong
When you thought it held everything."

Gerry Rafferty is a Scottish singer and songwriter, the son of a Scottish mother and an Irish father. Best known for 'Baker Street', a song which is often on my playlist, there are other songs which are worth seeking out, like 'Get It Right Next Time'. He has performed as part of The Humblebums and Stealer's Wheel. Rafferty also co-produced The Proclaimers' first UK hit single, "Letter From America", in 1987 with Hugh Murphy.