Happy Christmas!

As I sit down to write this it is 9.20 pm on Christmas Eve. Maurene and I have completed our 10.30 am services and our 6.30 pm services of Lessons and Carols. Note I said services. We now each have an 11.30 Communion Service. So, things have been quite hectic. Four down -two to go! But, I wanted to pause for a moment and wish anyone who has ventured on to my blog a Happy Christmas. Christmas is difficult for us, as we realise how far we are from our families. Fortunately, Jessica has made the trip over and has brightened our spirits. When I get an opportunity, I am going to excerpt a Comment in today's Observer from Revd. Richard Holloway, a former Anglican Bishop. It is perhaps one of the most coherent statements about Christianity in our era that I have ever read. If you don't want to wait for my excerpts, you can find it at: http://observer.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1978453,00.html. It is certainly worth the time. May each of you have a blessed Christmas!