I watched the dawn break over the roof tops in the sky. Slowly, steadily, quietly the light emerged. A pale light at first almost hesitant, as if not to be too brilliant, gaudy or dazzling. A warning light, steady to say the dawn is on its way.

It is my prayer for each of us, that as we journey on as the people of God, that we will pause and see the wonder of what we are doing. That we will see the shapes, the light and dark and the new perspectives that we have been able to find in trying to build the kingdom of God during Lockdown.

Be open at this time to what God is telling you, is He wanting you to experience new things and/or seeing things in a new way. See this time not as a time when you are being stopped from doing something but as a time when you can just be, be with God and to listen to what He has in store for you.

I write this letter on the Feast of the Epiphany, as we recall the visit of the wise men who travelled to Bethlehem to see Jesus. This account is only recorded in Matthew’s gospel. ( Chapter 2:1-12). We know that they came to see Jesus, guided by a star, and that they brought gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.

I write this letter following the government announcement that we are to be in Tier 4.

I wonder, what does this say to us about where we place Jesus this advent and Christmas time within our lives?…

… as we go through this advent season let us look for the light, help others to see the light and be a window which allows others to see God's kingdom here on earth…

The message of Advent has never seemed as relevant as it does this year. 2020 has been one like no other! Yet, we have Advent HOPE of the Light that continues to shine in the darkness of this world…

I write to you at the beginning of the Advent Season, a season which calls us to wait.

We thought we knew what the world was meant to be…