A NEW FRIEND RECENTLY joined the CU just after Christmas. His name is Simon and he’s from Germany. At CU bowling the other week I happened to buy a bag of Skittles and he loved them!

Since then every time we – my friend Lauren and I –  have seen Simon at CU, Bowling or Ember we’ve had to have a bag of skittles to top off the evening.

Last night at the Ember Lounge (Staffs bar) we hung out with the CU crew again and whilst sharing Skittles came across the dilemma of choosing the best flavour. Whilst we all agreed that red ones are icky and purple’s rock we decided to order the middle three, green, yellows and oranges.

So what’s your favourite colour?

It seems that there is a German way of deciding which ones are best and it involves all five skittle colours and one pint of Guinness. A short while later and a good few sips of Guinness Simon ranked the Skittles as follows: Purple, Yellow, Orange, Green, Red. Lauren and I were unsure whether this is actually which flavour’s best or which ones go best with Guinness.

I know after i’ve posted this that a lot of people will be wanting to rearrange the colours in their own preference order, we all have different taste preferences, just like we all have people preferences. The beauty of Skittles and people is that there is always a flavour that we like….

 

Some people we get on with so well that we never want to stop hanging out with them, chatting with them and just being around them – perhaps in this case we’ll call them our purple skittle people - just like we have people that we find it really difficult to get on with - red skittles - and a myriad of different personalities in between – orange, yellow, green.

Yet somehow all of these different flavours mix together into an awesome bag of sweets! I guess when you look at the church you can see these flavours in action. There is in every congregation:

the purple skittle

The one person that you just can’t go through a service without saying hello to, one of your encouragers, someone you rely on.

the yellow skittle

The understated amazing person that you’d miss badly if ever they left! This sunny guy is always happy and you can always expect a hug!

the orange skittle

The middle of the road take it or leave it colour, someone that always seems to be around and perhaps you should pay a little more attention to because they have more to offer.

the green skittle

The unintentionally annoying person! Difficult to deal with at times, a real patience builder.

the red skittle

Someone it’s easier to avoid than talk to. Someone you talk to very little, if at all.

(rearrange the colours to your preference.)

 

 

I guess what I’m trying to say… and not getting round to it that quickly is this : In life – in church and out - there are all kinds of people, people to support us, challenge us, ridicule us, mock us, love us, help us, but they are all equally a part of the world, they all belong in the bag! Sometimes we have to deal with our least favourite flavours to learn more about ourselves.

Taste the Rainbow!

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