‘Peace be with you’, says Jesus to his friends. ‘Peace be with you’, I say at all our Eucharist services in church. ‘Peace be with you’, we all then say to one another. In the wider context of our world, however, our words are in danger of seeming rather trivial, an almost meaningless exchange. As …
It’s been said that the command ‘Do not worry’ or ‘Do not be afraid’, is the most often repeated, and least obeyed, commandment in the Bible. I rather hope we all know that simply saying ‘Don’t worry’ is the most pointless, least helpful, thing to say to someone burdened with anxiety. So why does Jesus …
In December it was very special for St Mary’s to again host the Clouds House Carol Service. We were privileged to hear a young man, who is in recovery from drink and drug addiction, speak of the life-changing experience of being at Clouds and his determination to live differently. His father was there alongside him …
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 …
