More than Writers

During the two delightfully warm days at the beginning of last week, I had the privilege to be at Launde Abbey where it was possible to sit in the beautiful garden - and reflect Garden Benedicite For the exquisitely varied patterns of the flight of different birds, Lord, I give you thanks and praise. For the vibrant hues that adorn the delicate wings of butterflies, Lord, I give you thanks and praise. For the plethora of insects that drift or fly purposefully through the air, Lord, I give you thanks and praise. For the gloriously variegated shades of green and bronze that clothe the trees of summer, Lord, I give you thanks and praise. For the sometimes gnarled and sometimes smooth barks of diverse trees, Lord, I give you thanks and praise. For the multitude of different grasses to be found in banks and meadows, Lord, I give you thanks and praise. For the fascinating shapes and colours of gorgeous and homely flowers which invite insects to re...

For four and a half years, I have been running a blog with the title ‘ The Cross and The Cosmos’ . The idea has been to publish poems (in the main) and occasional prose pieces which celebrate those places where faith and science intersect, and to do so in such a way that the ideas would be fairly simply grasped by non-scientists and also by those many Christians refer to as ‘Seekers’. The initiative has been encouraging insofar as it has attracted a readership far wider than I would have expected at the outset for simple maths (1% of the population may be interested in poetry, 1% in faith and 1% interested in science) makes for a tiny proportion of   potential readers. This miniscule percentage, therefore, makes it unsurprising that so far, none of the entries has exactly ‘gone viral’: but something rather interesting has come to my attention. Since the turn of the year. It feels to me that it has become increasingly easy to uncover references to beauty in the science media....