by gordon | Mar 13, 2021 | Reflections
Also known as Mothering Sunday It is particularly appropriate today to remember the humility and faithfulness shown by Mary, the mother of Jesus. She stood by her Son throughout his life, giving us an example of parental love. We remember also at this time the...
by gordon | Mar 6, 2021 | Reflections
Spring will soon be upon us! The Vernal equinox this year is 20th March – less than two weeks away. Days will become longer than nights. A range of traditions are attached to this time: the first sowing, letting cattle out onto the fields, honouring the fertile earth...
by gordon | Feb 27, 2021 | Reflections
It appears that many people have used the periods of lockdown to de-clutter their homes. We all tend to hold on to things for which we have no further use. Sometimes these are things which have some emotional significance for us, so it can be important to hold on to...
by gordon | Feb 20, 2021 | Reflections
Eaten any chocolates recently? There is some evidence that perhaps a majority of people have been more self-indulgent than usual during Lockdown, particularly with more home-drinking. Now we are well into Lent, this might be a good opportunity to consider what we...
by gordon | Feb 13, 2021 | Reflections
Today is St Valentine’s Day, which is a fitting harbinger of the season of Lent, when we remember Jesus’ self-sacrificial love. You may like to find out more about this day – for example at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentine%27s_Day We all know about Shrove...
by gordon | Feb 2, 2021 | Reflections
The Extraordinary revealed in the Ordinary. “And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon, and this man was just and devout, waiting for the Consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.” (Luke 2v25). For many years, when I...
