When sorting out some box files recently, I came across a card which my mother had written out beautifully, in calligraphy, for my husband Rufus, when he was very ill with depression some years ago (my mother sadly died in…
On 1 January we celebrate Our Lord being given his name, Jesus, which means Saviour. Names mark the fact that everyone is different, each with their own gifts and character. Often a surname is the name of a place, or…
Words of Light and Hope from Sue Page, Licensed Lay Minister Prayer Come, O Lover of the undeserving! Who welcomes home The foolish, the fearful and the failure With extravagant celebration! Come, O healer of the diseased, Who…
My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour. For he has looked with favour on his lowly servant, From this day all generations will call me blessed. The Almighty has done great things…
Many Advent wreaths have a fifth and final white candle, which is lit on Christmas Day and which symbolizes Jesus Christ, the one for whom Abraham and Sarah, the prophets, John the Baptist and indeed ourselves have been waiting for…