Pilgrim

Who is your God? Who is your God?.   We live in a world that has seemingly lost its sense of balance and rhythm.   Cities are awake for 24 hours a day.   The internet never stops.   Media companies vie with each other to bombard us with news, alternative news and fake news, controlling how we think, what we like or dislike, and how we are likely to vote.   Perhaps something to bear in mind as we prepare for another General Election on 8 th June I don’t know about you, but I find the internet to be a sometimes very challenging experience.   Hugely useful on the one hand – keeping up to date with the latest evidence in the world of medicine, physiotherapy and drugs would be much, much harder without access to Pubmed, Medline and things like secure emails.   I can check all the NICE guidelines at the click of a mouse, not that I would really want to look at ALL of them. On the other side of the coin, it can also be extremely addictive. ...

Do not let your hearts be troubled, believe in God, believe also in me (NRSV) John 14:1, that’s is how today’s reading starts. This is a tough reading to get to grips with, it’s often a reading that is read at funerals, as I guess it seems to offer comfort to people that Jesus is saying that he has prepared a place for us.   However it contains much more than comfort, and is as powerful for the now as it is for comforting for the future.   I think to fully understand what is happening here one needs to look at what has happening.   Chapter 14 is part of the four chapters long farewell discourse by Jesus at the last supper.   For John the last supper is a key event in Jesus’ life, otherwise why would we get as much as four chapters.    So, we are at the last supper; Jesus has just washed everyone’s feet, showing them that they were to emulate a style of leadership and living that was at odds with the world around them.   Indeed, Jesus’ actions ...