The 6 local (C of E) churches have 6 services leading up to Lent in each other’s churches. I went to Belford last week. I found the sermon very simple and moving on the subject of respecting life (in the widest sense of the word).It came back to me on Saturday as I hacked my way to the (joint) lowest score of the day at golf. I did not treat the grass with respect. Nor my clubs. But the weather and scenery were beautiful. It really is life affirming to live here.
The year's at the spring,And day's at the morn;
Morning's at seven;
The hill-side's dew-pearled;
The lark's on the wing;
The snail's on the thorn;
God's in his Heaven -
All's right with the world.
From Pippa Passes by Robert Browning.
But someone apparently committed suicide locally during the week, far from their home. I suppose people’s problems are made even harder to bear if much is good elsewhere.
2 comments:
Life certainly is very testing.
Crystal xx
I can only image (at least for the meantime) how life affirming it is to live there all the time, but I have no doubt how life affiriming I find it to be able to be there as often as I am. I played golf at Bamburgh for the first time a week or two ago (I am a member further up the coast) and was stunned by the course, and in particular by the scenery. I played like a dog.
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