Here is part of an Evening Prayer from the Celtic tradition which I often use, and which I treasure, written by the Northumbria Community. Keep Your people, Lord,in the arms of Your embrace.Shelter them under Your wings.Be their light in darkness.Be their hope in distress.Be their calm in anxiety.Be strength in their weakness.Be their comfort …
Sometimes we read the Bible and find it hard to relate the text to contemporary society. On other occasions the relevance is vividly clear. ‘Beware’, said Jesus, ‘that you are not led astray; for many will come in my name and say, ‘I am he’ and, ‘The time is near!’ Do not go after them.’ …
Back in October, it was an absolute delight to accompany the East Knoyle Village Choir on their rendition of Abba’s ‘Fernando’. I had been initially hesitant and rather nervous, since my rhythm and timing are often ‘dodgy’, to say the least, but I was really well tutored by Louise Brown and Rachel Naish, and found …
Do you ever ‘feel’ hopeless? Faced with some of our world’s most intractable and complex problems I believe many of us frequently do. A few weeks I attended a seminar with the Dean of the Anglican Cathedral in Jerusalem, Richard Sewell. He spoke of his experience 2 years ago, of first hearing of the horrific …
