St David's Day

Although he lived roughly fifteen hundred years ago, St David would seem, more than ever this year, to be a saint for our times. As we limp towards the breakthrough in the pandemic, we move from one small treat to the next very minor excitement. We tend, as he instructed, to the little things, and as we haul ourselves along from each little thing to the next, like pulling ourselves up a rope hand over hand, we are making our way forward. Small happenings, like being spontaneously given a welshcake, can transform a day.

Happy St David's Day, everyone.

God bless

Saturday, 27th February, 2021

A friend sent this image last week. I don't know where this sculpture is, or who made it, but don't we all know the feeling of weight, pulling us down, that is clear in the lower figure? These last few weeks perhaps even more of us have felt that weight, as the winter months have dragged on, we are realising that now a whole year has passed in this weird limbo. Many people are feeling heavy, falling even, in just the way we can see here.

But I wonder who the figure at the top is? He is clearly there to help, is literally the only thing stopping his friend from falling, he is just the person who needs to be there at this time.

Whether that is a friend, or a family member, maybe even a passing stranger, anybody sent by God, but also possibly even God himself, I pray that each of us has such a one to hold on to us when we need them

God bless

Thursday, 25th February

Crocus out in today's sun, blue sky. Cold weather, but longer days, and Spring nearer. I hope this prayer helps, too.

God bless

Loving Father, help us to change:

To change ourselves and to change our world;

To know the need for it;

To deal with the pain of it;

To feel the joy of it;

To undertake the journey without understanding the destination.

Amen