ADVENT

Whilst I’m aware individuals and or groups may view. ‘Advent’ in various ways for the Christian Advent is about expectation the coming of the baby Jesus is the greatest story ever told! However during my lifetime I have noticed that the ethos for some has become more and more selfish wanting to forget difficult people and not caring about the ill and alone. I know that the opposite is also true as I have witnessed a movement of interest, developing compassion, and practical caring for others.

It seems to me that the Covid crisis lockdown and social distancing has had the benefit of helping us to enter into others aloneness because we are experiencing it too, for some of us the experience has awakened empathy and creativity that when shared with others has allowed us to make meaningful connections with ourselves and others.

The coming of the vaccine for the…