Have you ever been asked to do something that you have never done before? When Janet asked me to write the opening article for the November Silent Visitor two thoughts came straight to my mind, why ask me and what would I write. The first answer came quickly in the form of another question, why […]
Read MoreOneness
It looks a funny word when written down, “oneness.” The Oxford dictionary defines it as ‘the state of being one – unity of opinion’. One might say that’s almost the opposite of what we see in today’s politics. Party is always against party and even within the same party there seems to be a high […]
Read MoreThe Letter Kills but the Spirit Gives Life
St. Paul uses these words in his second letter to the church in Corinth. What did he mean by them? We are approaching the time of Pentecost, (or if this edition of S.V. is not issued by the end of May, we are already there!) and Pentecost is a time to look at what his […]
Read MoreA Meandering Road
It was a Saturday when, thankfully we had nothing else planned. So we took a drive out towards Suffolk with the idea of ending up somewhere for lunch, walk and perhaps a bit of a potter in a shop. It was a lovely day and it took hours to get to nowhere in particular. It […]
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