Well it’s encouraging to think that there are now plans in place for the gradual easing of restrictions which will be taking place over the next few months. How things develop and whether these particular targets can be met...

My Father passed away on December 7th last year. He was 89 years old, had been suffering from kidney failure and died in his sleep, in his bed, with my Mother beside him. Whilst we obviously miss him, I...

Where on earth do we find God? Last week I offered some reflections on the challenging question of how we ‘find’ God in difficult times, when we don’t have some of the usual comforts available to us that might...

Where on earth do we find God? This is a question that I have been thinking about for some weeks. Perhaps I’ve set myself up with an impossible question. Another way to say this might be in its negative...

I think we all felt a certain collective numbness come upon us last week as we heard the sobering and distressing news that we had reached the terrible milestone of 100,000 deaths from Covid 19. In response to that...

I do hope that you are all keeping your spirits up as we come towards the end of January. All we can say for certain at this stage is that we are one step closer to the end of...

The Tree of Hope   At this time of year, I often find myself looking intently for the first signs of Spring. Whether it’s a faint sound of a bird’s song through a dark early morning, or green shoots...

Well it’s clear that we are in for a difficult and taxing few weeks as we get used to life in lockdown once again. I am very conscious of a renewed need to be praying particularly hard for our...