The answer, the only possible antidote to hate is not revenge but love. For only as we love those who hate us and God do we show that we have allowed the love of God to pierce our hearts and conquer our selfishness.
So let us defy the devil who loves to make us feel smoky, and ‘increase and continue’ in the glorious joy of the Lord that is strength.
In the glow of the glory of God we can bask and find ourselves blessed not because of any achievement of our own but because God smiles on all things.
The power of darkness crucified the Lord of glory. But Love won on Calvary.
However we meet or name God’s Love or wherever we have been we remain loved and welcome.
To talk about one’s temptations is to emphasize them.
It is the open hands of Christ not clenched fists which, when nailed to the cross, bring us freedom.
Therefore let us stay our imagination on Him and refuse to let it wander off into unknown tomorrows.
In her first Presidential Address as Archbishop the Chief Nurse become Chief Shepherd reminded the General Synod that Hope is like a muscle of the Body of Christ and for the Body to flourish we must exercise the Muscle of Hope. This book contains ten body-building exercises for a Church that has grown flabby after spending too much time feasting at the table of this naughty world.
Whenever we hold on to something all we are doing is filling up space with dross instead of letting it be suffused with the love of the One Who Loves us Best.
Suffolk Vicar 