“Are you
switched on?” I whispered to the priest who was taking the Wednesday morning
9.30 am communion service. I was sitting next to her and could see that those
in the congregation with hearing aids were looking bemused as nothing was
coming through to them…..and no, she was not switched on. In no time at all
everyone was hearing the service as the loop system sprang into action.
This was
only a small problem which could easily be fixed.
ARE WE
SWITCHED ON to each other?
In our homes
do we really listen to what is being said? Do we listen with our minds on
something else and then swear we have not been told some vital information?
Do we notice that someone feels extra happy or extra sad? Do we find out what it is all about, or do we feel we are too busy with our own thoughts to bother with how someone else is feeling?
ARE WE
SWITCHED ON to our neighbours and the elderly in our community?
Are we wrapped up in our own thoughts and hustle and bustle and do not notice those around us?
ARE WE
SWITCHED ON to God?
Do we try to follow his teaching of loving our neighbour as ourselves? (which means everybody) Do we listen to that small voice in our hearts, our conscience, God’s voice, or try to ignore it?
ARE WE
SWITCHED ON, or switched off?
Help us,
Lord to stay switched on to you and all your people, and all creation whom you
have made with such loving care.
March 2026 Magazine Letter Lent: A Positive Pause in a Pressured World…
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