Aberdeen North Parish Church

A 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘣𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨   A strong community doesn’t just happen. It’s built—on kindness, on grace, on showing up for one another. It’s built when we choose to treat each other right—not just when it’s easy, but when it’s hard.   And that’s what...

There’s a moment when you stop, take a deep breath, and realise—You’re full.Not just from food, but from something deeper.Content. Satisfied. Enough.But the world keeps whispering—not enough.More money. More time. More success.More of everything, yet somehow, we feel...

This clock doesn’t just keep time.   It plays it.   Every 15 minutes, the marching band come to life, striking up a tune as if to remind the world that time isn’t just about counting minutes—it’s about moments.   But most people? They don’t stop. They rush past, lost...

The sun comes up— no hesitation, no second-guessing. Just light breaking through the dark, calling the world awake.   A new day. A fresh start. A quiet whisper: begin again.   You don’t need all the answers. You don’t need to see the way. You don’t even need to feel...

You wake up already behind. Emails. Bills. A dozen notifications. Places to be, people to answer, expectations to meet.   Always something. Always someone needing you. Always moving. Always running. Always trying to keep up.   Because that’s what you do. You push...

Climbing isn’t just about strength.   It’s about trust.   Trust that the rope will hold. Trust that if you slip, you won’t crash. Trust that someone below is watching, ready.   And isn’t life the same way?   We move forward. We take risks. We reach for something more....

Tattoos are stories. Worn. Carried. Etched into flesh. A moment—captured, held, inked into time. Some shout. Loud. Unapologetic. Some whisper. Hidden beneath fabric, beneath years, beneath memory. Life moves— skin stretches, softens, wrinkles— yet the ink remains. A...

Life doesn’t always go as planned. The road you thought you’d take? It disappears. The certainty you once had? It unravels. And suddenly, you’re here— somewhere you never expected to be.   Out in the unknown, we feel untethered. Like a boat without an anchor,...

#AloneBeing alone—it’s not something to fear. It’s something to embrace. It’s not a problem to fix. It’s a rhythm to step into.Solitude isn’t emptiness. It’s space. Space to breathe, to pause, to simply be.At first, it feels strange. The urge to fill the space, to do...