by gordon | Dec 21, 2020 | Reflections
A Thought for Christmas. We must receive and send hundreds of Christmas cards in our life time. Some of them we remember for the image, or the greeting. Some we do not. Of all the cards I have received there is one which has stayed in my mind….. for its...
by gordon | Dec 19, 2020 | Reflections
JOY All ready for Christmas, whatever that will mean in this strangest of years. Even if we are unable to celebrate in the usual ways surrounded by families and friends, there is still much to make a joyful noise about! We read in the great Psalm of Thanksgiving,...
by gordon | Dec 12, 2020 | Reflections
LOVE We probably all remember the hymn: Love came down at Christmas Love, a lovely love divine Love was born at Christmas Stars and angels gave the sign. It isn’t as though love had not existed before Jesus was born, of course, so why do we celebrate Love...
by gordon | Dec 6, 2020 | Reflections
PEACE Like most people, I expect I’ll receive a number of Christmas cards on the theme of Peace, usually with a picture of a dove. Yet Christmas is for many usually quite a noisy affair. So why do we celebrate Peace during Advent, and what has it to do with doves? In...
