We are all God’s people

We are all God’s people

Dear Friends, We have all done it, we have all been there. We know how righteous indignation makes us seethe and boil. I was recently been affected by the reports of angry men in balaclavas blocking coaches to take migrants picked up by RNLI lifeboats in Portsmouth to...
Ebb and Flow

Ebb and Flow

Dear Friends, I don’t know about you but I really noticed the change in the season this week. Not just the rain but a cooling down. Socks were back on this week too, sad face moment. At work (REinspired) The new term has started, planning has been completed, REi...
September: The Season of Creation

September: The Season of Creation

Dear Friends, I know some of you weren’t thrilled with the rain falling this bank holiday, but what a refreshment it was after the long, hot, parched summer months. I laid awake one night listening to the wind and rain and gave thanks to God for the blessings of...
The Love of God

The Love of God

Dear Friends, Once again I’m away from home writing this email (“She’s not on her travels AGAIN!”, I hear you say). An invitation from a friend to visit her in Canada was not to be missed. Canada is a big country, and we are only seeing a tiny bit. I have been...
Yours are the heavens; the earth also is yours

Yours are the heavens; the earth also is yours

Dear Friends, “Yours are the heavens; the earth also is yours.” My thoughts have arisen from these words of Psalm 89 which were shared at Morning Prayer on Tuesday. While many have struggled with the heat in these past weeks, in this part of the world we have only...
Every little (carbon reduction) helps…

Every little (carbon reduction) helps…

Dear Friends, Recently the water heater in the servery broke down (limescale). In the course of chatting with the engineer, I thought I’d find out how much energy it consumes just to have it running on stand-by all the time (as we do). The answer is about 80p a day....