Thought for the Day - Being Fruity

Mr Apple, Norman Rockwell, 1970

Thought for the day given at a lunchtime service of Holy Communion (BCP) at St Giles-in-the-Fields on Wednesday 26th June 2024, based on the text of Matthew 7.15-20

Reflection - Letting go of our desire to hold on

The Artists Hand V, Henry Moore, 1979 - Tate/Henry Moore Foundation

A reflection for the Church of England's National Online Service on Sunday 9th June 2024 - the Second Sunday after Trinity, recorded at St Giles in the Fields, based on the text of Mark 3.20-end

Stand Up and Be Counted

Voting Line, Charly Palmer, 2000

My introduction to the June 2024 edition of The Pelican, the Parish e-Magazine of St Giles-in-the-Fields:

As I write, family and friends in South Africa have been standing in line for over three hours to cast their vote. They are not alone. This month, votes cast by 20% of the world’s population will be counted. The result of India’s three-month long general election will be revealed. The population of Mexico goes to the polls in an historic election widely expected to return the country’s first female President; and voters in the European Union will elect a new parliament.