Back in August, I picked my son up from Stansted Airport and we stopped to buy some food from the McDonalds store that adjoins the airport. This meant visiting a place called Southgate Park and if you do the same thing yourself, BEWARE! It was nearly midnight, we had never been there before and all…
I was reading over some of the previous messages I wrote and part of this one is from the 5th May 2020. “A farmer placed a weather vane inscribed with the words “God is Love” on top of his barn. One day a traveller stopped by the barn and watched the weather vane moving in…
You may be attending or organising a ‘Light Party ‘ in the next few days. Most religions have a festival of light at this time of year as nights become longer. I tried to research what light actually is. It’s complicated. No single answer to the question “What is light?” satisfies the many contexts in which light…
Read – Mattew 16:1-4 We arrived in Devon recently for a short break and upon arrival, we were greeted by a wonderful sunset over the sea. The ancient saying, quoted by Jesus in today’s reading implied pleasant weather and that was what followed for more several days. I have been thinking about signs in a…
I sometimes make use of my free bus pass and go by bus from my village into Ipswich. The behaviour of bus passengers varies from the straight ahead stare conveying a wish to remain silent and apart, to the smile, which starts things off, often at the bus stop, and progresses to conversation that may or may…
The following is an extract from a Facebook post a few days ago: “When Japan’s electronic toll collection system unexpectedly failed for 38 hours, toll gates were opened to allow free passage. In most countries, that might have meant a financial loss that no one would recover — but not in Japan. After the issue…
I just happened to gaze out of the window and there were two (very well endowed) rams sauntering down our drive. My husband and I managed to corral them into the back field whilst I rang their owner. (The farmer next door, whose field they normally graze on, had left the gate open by mistake).…
Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C. 2nd November 2025 Lectionary Readings: Isaiah1 v10-18; Psalm 32 v1-7; 2 Thessalonians 1 v1-4, 11-12; Luke 19 v1-10. Hypocrisy and Honesty. Isaiah speaks for God in challenging the hypocrisy of the Temple worshippers of his day. God says, “No matter how much you pray, I won’t listen. You…
Today is the day the clocks change so, if you haven’t yet reset yours, pause and go do it now. I always enjoy this change back to GMT because it means getting an extra hour in bed. The downside, of course, is that the sun sets an hour earlier and this day is a very…
Thirteen years ago my husband and I celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary. We booked a holiday in a lodge in a forest near York. The lodges were all situated in a way in which you couldn’t see the next one. Both our sons were able to join us which was amazing. The walks through the…