Latest Thought for the Week

Trump: ‘You’re not in a good position. You don’t have the cards right now. With us, you start having cards.’
Zelenskyy: ‘I’m not playing cards. I’m very serious, Mr. President… I’m the president in a war.’

The other day I was browsing through my regular rotation of news outlets and came across a story about a cat in Australia that had made three flights between New Zealand and Australia in just 24 hours after being forgotten on a plane.

I was very struck by part of a Thought for the Day by Revd Giles Fraser on BBC Radio 4 on February 11.

A couple of weeks ago the western church celebrated the feast day of St John Chrysostom, one of the Fathers of the Church.

A week ago, I was at a wedding where the two well chosen readings were Psalm 121 (I lift up my eyes to the hills – from where will my help come?

There is so much on social media and in the news at the moment that worries, depletes and fills with despair.

This week is Homelessness Sunday at St Martin’s.

Last Monday evening, seventy three Companions of Nazareth from around the world gathered on Zoom to be led into a time of Centering Prayer.

I’ve been reading a book by Jonathan Haidt, a cultural psychologist, The Righteous Mind.