But now thus says the LORD, / he who created you, O Jacob, / he who formed you, O Israel: Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; / I have called you by name, you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; / and through the rivers, they shall not …
So the unsettled feelings are percolating. Many and continued are the triumphalist pronouncements of church leaders that communities of faith thrive online, that connections are made and obstacles overcome (like prohibition of worship due to situations other than pandemics, eg. warfare, geography, disability), and that virtual communion is theologically sound. But some are not so …
A year on from husband Adam’s deaconing service at the start of his curacy, I found myself sitting down again to play with textiles, symbols and deadlines. The brief: to produce a design for a white chasuble, to be worn at his first service leading communion and with the stole I produced last year – …
Here with this week’s work at a sewing machine and ironing board – my finished design and applique for Adam’s stole. The decorated scarf will be worn by the husband in question at his ordination this Saturday, Bristol Cathedral. It’s an odd time. I slightly feel like I’m celebrating the kidnapping of my husband by …
