Showing everything tagged as Thought for the week

My first post-COVID non-virtual service was in my parents’ ancient parish church a couple of weeks ago.

The recent weather challenges the rather pompous patronising saying that ‘horses sweat, men perspire and ladies glow’.

Last Saturday at our Nazareth Community meeting we read the Gospel passage, Matthew 26:36-45, where Jesus went to pray in the garden of Gethsemane with his disciples.

One of the joys of lockdown has been being part of the lay compline rota.

Are you tired? I was speaking with a member of our congregation this week who told me he was “tired to [his] bones.”

We have been beset by some serious illness in my, now virtual, office of the Diocese in Europe.

At this time of immense uncertainty in our church I have been touched by the waves of compassion, generosity and care demonstrated by members of our community.

Working at The Connection involves dealing with crisis all the time.

I write this listening to a blackbird sing outside my living room window.