WE are at that time of year when many young people in our schools will be finishing their year and will be ready to move on.

When they start again in September some of them will be in new schools with new teachers and new friends, some will be moving into a new class with old friends and a new teacher maybe, others will be starting at college or university and yet more will be looking for or starting work. We none of us know what these new experiences will bring us.

As for my husband and myself, we too are moving on, moving to a new house and a new parish.

This was quite a surprise for us. None of us know what is round the corner, what God has up his sleeve for us. But what we can be assured of is that whatever it is, whether it is starting at a new school or a new job, God will be there, he will be with us helping us to make the right decision, if only we will listen to Him.

THE REV. Elizabeth Nichols, curate Ledbury Team Ministry.