Homily - Fulfilled in our ears

Walls have ears. Street art by El Jerrino, Chrisp Street Market, Poplar

A homily given at Choral Evensong at Holy Sepulchre London on Wednesday 26th October 2022 based on Romans 15.1-6 and Luke 4.16-24. The service marked the 400th anniversary of the death of the Spanish priest and composer Sebastian de Vivanco. A recording of the service can be found at this link. 

Start:Stop - Nation shall speak peace unto nation

You can listen to an audio recording of this reflection at this link. Hello and thank you for joining us for Start:Stop here at St Stephen Walbrook, when we start the day by stopping to reflect for ten minutes. Please come and go as your schedule dictates.

This month marks one hundred years since the foundation of the British Broadcasting Company (as it then was). Known for its mission to “inform, educate and entertain,” the official motto of the Corporation, found in its now rarely seen coat of arms, is actually “Nation shall speak peace unto Nation”. The text is thought to be based on a passage from the book of Micah: