Rescue Our Songs From The Debris
On the car journey home I listened to the beautiful CD's of Martina Lehane Sheehan, a psycho-therapist, spiritual director and author. My sister and I met her in a hotel in Cork (we could only afford the starters!). Martina and her husband Pat are establishing a small retreat house where they wish to live a rhythm of prayer. She had been reading my book 'A Pilgrim Way: new celtic monasticism for everyday people' and felt thrilled that there was a dispersed community already living out everything she was buzzing with. I hope this is the start of an on-going journey with God together. Her most well-known book is 'Waiting in Mindful Hope: Wisdom for times of Transition'.
The inspiring way people of all ages and faiths have supported one another in Manchester following the hate bombing has warmed us all.
Yesterday I joined a seminar led by Mark Tanner, Bishop of Berwick, on 'An Apologetic for our Time'. In an internet age, when, typically, younger people check out on their latest I-phone at least twice each night what others think of them, how do we 'plug in' in a way that brings transformation? Identity affirmation and the fun challenge of internet fasting are two approaches. We come back to that tweet: rescue the song of who we are from the debris of social media.
