Taxi drivers give lifts for free. Locals offer the hospitality of home and a hug. Many people give their blood for others. World leaders stand together in solidarity and unity of spirit. Emergency services work through the night to serve the people of Manchester . . . “light has entered the world and the darkness cannot overcome it”.
One morning this week we mistakenly read the wrong scripture passage at Morning Prayer but now it seems so fitting. “Above all . . . love one another deeply. Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. Each one should use whatever gift they have received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms.”
I think we’ve seen and heard these things happening in Manchester over the last few days. Fear and darkness must not win, so let’s follow the light.
Praying for Manchester . . . and peace.
Deacon Alison Handcock, Bath and Wells
CofE Network of Distinctive Deacons 