December 2023

O Lord Jesus Christ, who at your first coming sent your messenger to prepare your way before you: grant that the ministers and stewards of your mysteries may likewise so prepare and make ready your way by turning the hearts...

Earlier this month I had a surreal experience. I was visiting my son and his wife in a small village near Bristol. Having enjoyed a frosty walk over misty winter fields we were sitting drinking coffee warming ourselves in front...

There is a poem by Rowan Williams, much used in Advent Services and quoted in Advent reflections.  You can read the poem here: Rowan Williams: Advent Calendar The poem is so evocative of the Advent season - with its sense of...