Penny Sherrington

Wife, Mum and gran, retired priest, seeking to grow deeper with God.

[Simon Parke @simonparke]

RS Thomas asked to be delivered from ‘the long
drought of the mind’.

[Simon Parke @simonparke]

Here is the great religious and political question.
Answers on a postcard.
https://t.co/IYREjbWymD

[Ramblings @ramblingsloa]

Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field.
I'll meet you there.
When the soul lies down in that grass the world is too full to talk about.

Rumi

[Penny Sherrington @PennySherringt2]

@charliebelllive He will
Be so missed - prayers for ongoing journey

[Charlie Bączyk-Bell 🏳️‍🌈 @charliebelllive]

This is a rather beautiful and touching farewell video from the Bishop of Southwark. Farewell Father - and thank you for all you have been for us in this diocese and in the wider church.

https://t.co/VjrkPvChhq

[Ramblings @ramblingsloa]

Sadness is but a wall between two gardens.

Khalil Gibran

[Cian McCarthy @arealmofwonder]

And as John O'Donohue once wrote...

"The beauty that emerges from woundedness is a beauty infused with feeling; a beauty different from the beauty of landscape and the cold perfect form. This is a beauty that has suffered its way through the ache of desolation until the words or music emerged to equal the hunger and desperation at its heart. It must also be said that not all woundedness succeeds in finding its way through to beauty of form. Most woundedness remains hidden, lost inside forgotten silence. Indeed, in every life there is some wound that continues to weep secretly, even after years of attempted healing. Where woundedness can be refined into beauty a wonderful transfiguration takes place."

[Reverend Lotwina Farodoye @Lotwina]

Delighted to lead the Church of England's weekly online service today. It was such an honour. Thankful to all who took part. I invite you to join in with this link: Service for the Eighth Sunday after Trinity | The Church of England https://t.co/X7Bi0cZf5V

[Archbishop of Canterbury @ArchbishopSarah]

I was grateful to welcome @ChiefRabbi Mirvis to Lambeth Palace today, and for our honest conversation about events of the past few weeks. Following the recent General Synod motion, I am deeply saddened by the hurt and distress that so many in the Jewish community are feeling.

I took the opportunity to say that both I and the Church of England recognise the profound connection that the Jewish people have to the State of Israel. Every person – Christian, Jewish and Muslim; Palestinian and Israeli – deserves to live in safety, dignity and peace. I continue to pray for and support our Palestinian Christian sisters and brothers.

The terrible violence, destruction and suffering in the Middle East have been deeply felt in this country by everyone who is connected to Israel and Palestine – whether by faith, family or heritage. It has become harder to hear one another, but it has never been more important that we do.

The Church of England’s vocation is to value and protect every faith in our shared national life, including the Jewish community who are an integral and essential part of our society. It is my duty and privilege to extend the hand of friendship and partnership to every faith community.
I will always stand in solidarity with the Jewish community in this country, and I pray for their protection in such a time of fragility and fear.

My prayer is that these challenging weeks for Christian-Jewish relations give us renewed urgency to work together for deeper understanding and dialogue in this country, and for the justice and peace that Israelis and Palestinians deserve.

[Simon Parke @simonparke]

'You defame me!'
'No, I'm just describing you.'
How are we with accuracy when it comes to ourselves?
'The Angel of Accuracy'
https://t.co/0y3kMEfuPi

[Robert Thompson (he/him) @Rgt71Robert]

A fascinating listen. @giles_fraser emotion reveals a deep commitment to the Gospel amid the changing landscape of Christianity in Britain.

In Kilburn, that change is stark. Thirty years ago, churches were often filled by families seeking school places. Today, our school is over half Muslim, and the largest Christian communities are Ethiopian and Eritrean Orthodox.

The challenge is not simply how to keep buildings open, but how to proclaim the Gospel faithfully in a transformed, richly diverse neighbourhood. @william_whyte @philritchie @RiponCuddesdon

https://t.co/6ctUwCPKUP

[Penny Sherrington @PennySherringt2]

@VerityMilligan Such a shame 🙁

[Keir Starmer @Keir_Starmer]

I am proud of everything we have achieved together.

To everyone who has supported this Labour government: thank you.

[Giles Fraser @giles_fraser]

Next week on Church Going (BBC R4, Monday 11am) we will be looking at the rise of Christian Nationalism. And I went to a baptism in Lincolnshire organised by Rikki Doolan, the man who baptised Tommy Robinson.

[Hesse Philosophy @HermannHessed]

“Do not feel lonely,
the entire universe
is inside you.
Stop acting so small.
You are the universe
in ecstatic motion.
Set your life on fire.
Seek those
who fan your flames.”

— Rumi

[Penny Sherrington @PennySherringt2]

@HermannHessed Amen

[Hesse Philosophy @HermannHessed]

“In the end,
I believe there is nothing we must do to be loved.
We spend our lives trying to look more beautiful, more intelligent.
But I've understood two things:
Those who love us see us with their hearts and give us qualities
beyond the ones we truly have.
And those who refuse to love us will never be satisfied with all our efforts.
Yes, truly.
I believe it is important to let our imperfections be.
They are precious,
for they help us understand those who see us with the heart.”

— Frida Kahlo

[Giles Fraser @giles_fraser]

When people are convinced they are in the right, and have the political/moral high ground they can often give themselves a pass to say the vilest things about other people. Makes no difference whether you disagree with Ann Widdecombe. Rest in peace. What is wrong with people!

[Penny Sherrington @PennySherringt2]

@simonparke 🤣

[Charlie Bączyk-Bell 🏳️‍🌈 @charliebelllive]

A moving evening yesterday, as Diocesan Synod said farewell to the Bishop of Southwark, and he gave his final presidential address (the text of which is not yet available, but which was very fine).