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March 26, 2015

From ‘Me’ to ‘We’

Yesterday’s reflection highlighted the fact that all people have a role to play however large, small or apparently insignificant their work of life appears to be. I spend a fair amount of my time around factory productio
March 25, 2015

There are no passengers…..

In the book 'Animal Farm' by George Orwell, there is the famous - or infamous - line: “all pigs are equal but some are more equal than others.” We are all interconnected in life but are we all truly equal? Yes! W
March 24, 2015

A person in need is a person indeed!

Recently, there was a newspaper report in our local newspapers asking that shoppers do not give money to beggars. People were urged to donate to the organisations set up to serve street homeless people in the county instea
March 23, 2015

Love your Neighbour as Yourself

Loving your neighbour as yourself is the second of the two ‘great commandments’ in the Gospels. It comes straight after the command to love God with all our hearts. But some say it is one of the hardest commandments to
March 22, 2015

Compassion: Bringing Life to Dry Bones

I love the Old Testament stories. One of today’s lectionary readings contains that great vision from Ezekiel 37 (v1-14). Is the story of ‘The Valley of Dry Bones’ a bit of a horror story or is it a positive story sti
March 21, 2015

What is luxury?

Being compassionate is the genuine outcome for any Christian who follows Jesus and so tries to model their life on him. I still remember the generosity of my parents back home in India. Whenever my dad brought the salar
March 20, 2015

By your fruits…..

One harsh winter on the edge of the Yorkshire Pennines there was a particularly heavy fall of snow during the day.  Commuters going home from work were hit hard and found their journeys very hard if not impossible. My
March 19, 2015

Love, Charity and Compassion

Whenever I think of Mother Teresa the first thing comes to my mind is her love and care for the needy. She demonstrated this through action. Her very life and her charitable mission in Calcutta, now known as Kolkatta, will
March 18, 2015

What is Compassion?

What does the word compassion mean to you? Don’t panic if you find it hard to come up with a definition – it’s one of those words that many of us think we know what it means – until someone asks us to come up with
March 17, 2015

Right, Wrong, and Truth

Acting as a moral compass means standing up for what you know is right, what you believe to be the truth. As Martin Luther King Jr said: "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter" Obviousl