The Beatitudes for a Global Pandemic

When self-isolating began I joined a Facebook group called “the self-isolating bird club”. It has become a big group and has members who have been bird watching for a long time and those who are relatively new to it. There have been times when someone has posted a picture of a bird and asked for…

I have a selection of stones which have the fruits of the spirit on them; love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. I also have one which says courage. When I have been going to do something that I expect to find difficult I have kept courage in my pocket. I also…

During these last six months I have surprised myself. I have watched insects and looked at flowers and other plants more closely than ever before. I allowed a beautiful green beetle to crawl up my arm, I watched ants eating aphids and counted butterflies for 15 minutes for the butterfly count. I gave sugary water…

This comes with blessings and prayers on this, the first Sunday without gatherings for worship in many centuries. Thank you for all you have done in this past week to prepare for this, and thank you too for keeping the discipline of no public worship across the Church. An image that is helping me is…

I am human. Alive.I am a collection of chemical constituents, naturally occurring,Organised into complex molecules, Organised into bio-mechanisms that burn fuel, filter waste, produce chemicals, sense, reproduce,Make bio-sense.I am a complex bio-construct which uses many naturally occurring forms and constituents.Is that all? I am an individual.I know myself.I know myself through external input,demands and expectations,…