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Good news, Ernest. Encouraging. Thanks.
I hope it won't be long before we get the summons!
Roger

Thankfulness for the past 2 years.
"Now is the time to draw on any resources of faith that you may have."

I aim to be as single-minded as the virus unconsciously is! I do not want to provide it with a place to grow or a means to spread. It's quite a simple plan.
Roger

What is interesting is that there is no discussion that I have seen about the MMR/Rubella vaccine in the UK. Talk of drugs which help those affected by the virus, but no mention of thses. If medical science is supposedly sharing information, I wonder if our medics are sceptical of the evidence pres...

Well done, Joe!
R

To keep our spirits up perhaps we should follow the old tradition of keeping decorations up to Candlemas - 2nd Feb. Why not? https://www.tudorsociety.com/christmas-decorations-twelfth-night-and-candlemas/ R We didn't have time to take our tree down today, so I guess we're following the old traditio...

"Do you not know that God's patience is inviting you to repent?"
RSB

To keep our spirits up perhaps we should follow the old tradition of keeping decorations up to Candlemas - 2nd Feb. Why not?

https://www.tudorsociety.com/christmas- ... candlemas/


R

Please pray for our "Group" and ministry team as they reflect on the way forward when our present rector moves to a new benefice in the next month. Help members of the congregations to be alert to opportunities to encourage and support the team as they move forward. Grant us all, including our much-...

"Turn from evil and do good; seek after peace and pursue it."
RSB

"Today if you hear His voice,
harden not your hearts"

Always we begin again. [RSB]

"Lully, lullay, thou little tiny child,
Bye bye, lully, lullay."

The RSB reading for today is about when one is "commanded to do impossible things." That seems apposite for our present circumstances.

"...obey out of love, trusting in the help of God."

Hodie Christus Natus Est

If I cause my flocks to be overdriven, they will all die in one day."
RSB

We have the means to slow it down and buy ourselves time to get vaccines into play. Instead we could find ourselves facing a post-Christmas crisis. It's a tough call - but not impossible - we need to control what we do. Roger So - we shall not be seeing any of our family "in the flesh" this Christm...

"Prayer is the flower of gentleness and of freedom from anger."

Evagrius Ponticus...On Prayer