Regular and much valued contributor Christopher Jobson has sent in this beautiful poem to share with us all. He tells us that it is his, “All-time favourite Christmas poem. It's not very well known but it resonates with me. I heard it read on Radio 3 late on Christmas Eve many years ago and the … Continue reading Hymn For The Nativity
Category: Prayer and Reflection
Winter Solstice in our Christian Faith – 21st December
A Midwinter festival has been a part of life since pre-Christian times. When the hours of daylight are fewest, the warmth of the sun weakest, and life itself seemingly at a standstill, our ancestors, the pagan peoples of Europe and Western Asia, kept festival by lighting bonfires and decorating their buildings with evergreens. Perhaps they … Continue reading Winter Solstice in our Christian Faith – 21st December
The Oxen
Christmas Eve, and twelve of the clock.“Now they are all on their knees,”An elder said as we sat in a flockBy the embers in hearthside ease. We pictured the meek mild creatures whereThey dwelt in their strawy pen,Nor did it occur to one of us thereTo doubt they were kneeling then.So fair a fancy few … Continue reading The Oxen