In Exodus 17:12 it tells the story of when Moses’ outstretched arms were getting tired, Aaron and Hur held them up for him. I have seen many times of weakness like that and many times when other people have stepped in to help me out. If we can show our need, many can help us…

I have tried it (pessimism) many times but it, thankfully, never sticks. I write towards a sad ending and can never do it. I was sitting close to giving up when, as always happens, I lifted my spirits and pushed myself up. I told you about the OT last week. She told me she was…

This morning the birdsong started at around five. There was one culprit who was louder and more persistent than the rest: the wren. Known for its tiny size, it has the loudest, most varied call. Impressive for the first few times then slightly annoying!

Moving on from my ‘nothing’ post last week I’ve been thinking about silence, During the conclave the priests involved had to leave behind their phones in order to focus exclusively on prayer and listening for God’s voice. How would you cope without your phone?

I have had a very empty couple of weeks as a writer. Usually an idea comes for a new story, or even a post like this one, but here I am writing about nothing because I have drawn a blank! Do you ever feel like that? Are you bored with life, fed up with work,…

I had an existential crisis two nights ago. Most of the time I shake my head at harsh considerations of reality and the fact I am achieving very little with my life. But this time, I let the terrifying thought in and was met with the hopeful idea that life holds more for us than…

John 19:41 NIV‘At the place where Jesus was crucified, there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb, in which no one had ever been laid.’ I have read the Easter story for forty years and only this week did I notice something very close to the one ideology I always harp on…

I was watching ‘Paddington goes to Peru’ with my daughter yesterday (terrible film) and it got me thinking about home and belonging. I have been advised to not ‘overreach’ as I could unbalance myself and fall over. Paddington went the whole way back to where he came from to realise his real home was in…

And don’t be put off by the loud successes of people around you  I have been trying to follow that advice for a long time but it is so hard.