tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post215869702433179102..comments2024-03-28T12:15:10.659+00:00Comments on More than Writers: Wordsauntyamohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08213728883228063200noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-35914161986692391622016-07-01T09:37:17.211+01:002016-07-01T09:37:17.211+01:00Thank you everyone for your thoughts on this. All ...Thank you everyone for your thoughts on this. All of them - the hopeful ones and the sad ones - very apt. I continue to grieve about Brexit but I'm beginning, by God's grace I think, to see a bit below and beyond that grief. I've written about my current thoughts on my personal blog, if you're interested. http://fiona.veitchsmith.com/2016/07/brexit-and-why-i-grieve/ Fiona Veitch Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09149126168135123118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-85490330173860528322016-06-30T18:23:15.005+01:002016-06-30T18:23:15.005+01:00A deeply sad story came my way. My step grand-daug...A deeply sad story came my way. My step grand-daughter is a teacher in a London borough where only a minority of the children are of UK extract. On Friday morning several of the other children were in tears.”Will we still be able to come to school, Miss?’ Will you still be our teacher.What a cruel aftermath? If we were to use military terms, I guess the cynical ‘collateral damage’ might be trotted out. But what to do. I have fallen to wondering if churches could display a healing notice see https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=985848444846024&set=a.164139330350277.32437.100002626332079&type=3&theater<br />Trevor Thornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04037289557045389159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-10199388752170849412016-06-29T11:47:31.441+01:002016-06-29T11:47:31.441+01:00On 24th June I felt a bit like you, Fiona. It was ...On 24th June I felt a bit like you, Fiona. It was as if someone was involving me in a violation of the unity I have with my brothers and sisters in Europe and beyond. The pain was like a bereavement. <br />But since then I have learned two things that have helped:<br />First that many of those that voted to leave did so from a purely pragmatic standpoint. They weren't aware of the deep feelings that you and others express, and it has come as a surprise to them.<br />The second thing came home solidly last night when I watched a recording of Brian Cox's BBC 2 documentary on the role of light in the universe. The scientific truth is that nobody (individual or group) can be truly independent. We are all fundamentally interdependent. We are products of the stars, and our existence and our future depend on the interaction of every other part of the universe. We are comprehensively integrated on every level. <br />And God is the creator of all this. My verse is Isaiah 66.1-2<br />"The LORD says, "Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. What kind of house, then, could you build for me, what kind of place for me to live in? <br />I myself created the whole universe! I am pleased with those who are humble and repentant, who fear me and obey me."<br />The God of heaven is already healing, and making the most of the messes we get ourselves into. The clue, as always, is to let him in on every level.<br />Trevor Stubbshttp://www.trevorstubbs.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-81987598422962235192016-06-28T09:35:31.493+01:002016-06-28T09:35:31.493+01:00Well put, Fiona. The day after the referendum, fr...Well put, Fiona. The day after the referendum, friend of mine posted Matthew 6:25-34 on Facebook:<br /><br />Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? 26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? 27 Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?Rosemary Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05797123703252258773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-30966320050734144332016-06-27T16:25:43.254+01:002016-06-27T16:25:43.254+01:00Exiting the EU means according to Premier Christia...Exiting the EU means according to Premier Christian Radio and other Christian groups that we can now rejoin our Christian heritage, so the news isn't all bad.Sheila Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14331663248808917511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-12054778048644105202016-06-26T16:10:43.849+01:002016-06-26T16:10:43.849+01:00Like many of those who voted to Remain, I am still...Like many of those who voted to Remain, I am still shocked and saddened. Justin Welby and Sadiq Khan have both delivered inspiring messages, and I think we must all be determined that the way forward will be with hope and compassion.Veronica Brighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09782827452452711420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-41962621178496663932016-06-26T15:57:28.325+01:002016-06-26T15:57:28.325+01:00The Word. In Him we trust. Thank you Fiona. The Word. In Him we trust. Thank you Fiona. Lynda Alsfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12260944221255162533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-6633167426531474742016-06-26T14:56:56.261+01:002016-06-26T14:56:56.261+01:00So well expressed Fiona. He is our only hope.So well expressed Fiona. He is our only hope.rosbayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12682832936395894834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-86180463096916065302016-06-26T14:16:33.329+01:002016-06-26T14:16:33.329+01:00Thank you for your honesty, Fiona. There is power ...Thank you for your honesty, Fiona. There is power in words, but even more power in The Word.Sue Irvinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12230426677341274099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-17548672648299676972016-06-26T11:40:59.840+01:002016-06-26T11:40:59.840+01:00Thank you Fiona for reminding us of the need to gr...Thank you Fiona for reminding us of the need to grieve and the solid hope in the One Word who will always remain. He is with us.Scamperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10777425117697788921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1643092331729126387.post-13194177880863618362016-06-26T09:02:15.246+01:002016-06-26T09:02:15.246+01:00Beautifully put Fiona and I am sure echoes the fee...Beautifully put Fiona and I am sure echoes the feelings of many people in the UK today Wendy H. Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04022089775887274043noreply@blogger.com