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COVID-19 in Perspective

The first of April is usually reserved for April Fool’s jokes. If only COVID-19 was nothing more than one of these! As you would be more than aware, the situation our country, and our world, is presently facing is far from a joke. The number of infections, and deaths resulting from infections, is devastating. The impact on people’s lives and livelihoods is immense. This ought to engender compassion on the part of Christians, a desire to show God’s love in…

A prayer in response to COVID-19

A prayer in response to COVID-19 Lord, we commit ourselves to you as people affected in various ways by this particular coronavirus, COVID-19. We have seen and heard and felt so much over these past few weeks – on the news, on the internet, in our supermarkets. We have experienced a whole range of emotions – shock, worry, concern, uncertainty, nerves, stress, fear. And so we come to you, because you, Lord, know us. You know when we sit and…

Second Chances

Second Chances My Cousin Rachel A little while ago I came across a line from the novel ‘My Cousin Rachel’, written by Daphne du Maurier entitled.  The book was written in 1951 and has been followed in more recent times by a movie of the same name, which was released in 2017.  I must confess that I haven’t read the book or seen the movie so I can’t really recommend either.  But it was the following line that got my…