Two days ago my beloved wife and lover died suddenly. She was 84 years of age and had lived a full and significant life but I still found it a shattering experience and I am still trying to come to grips with it – as are many others. The cards and the letters are pouringRead more
Journalling
The worship yesterday was everything anyone could have asked for – and it almost didn’t happen! It was Pentecost and the congregation was scheduled to join with the other Churches in worship. The Council, however, decided that in the light of Marg’s death, we should meet as usual. And I am so glad we did.Read more
Yesterday I found myself saying aloud “O Maggie, my love! What am I going to do without you?” I don’t think I have ever valued “journalling” more than I do now. Journaling seeks to deepen life as we live it, to clarify the significance of life, to let it all hang out and express toRead more
In one way it was so quick. One moment my beloved Margaret was alive, the next she was unconscious, and within twenty four hours she had died. In another way it was one of the longest days I have ever endured. On the night she died, family and friends kept what could only be describedRead more
I had a phone call this morning from Rob who had heard of Marg’s death from Kathy. Rob is a great guy who was a fellow protester in the Gulf War in the nineties. He is an authority on non-violence and was bankrupted when he refused to pay the proportion of his tax spent onRead more
