‘Haven’t they grown!’ seems to be a well-worn phrase as we emerge from lockdown and meet up with young people and children we haven’t seen for more than a year.
Women who weren’t pregnant last time we saw them now have babies in their arms, tweens have become fully-fledged teens.
Honest gauges of growth
You might notice a few more grey hairs and wrinkles post-lockdown, but have you grown? I mean, have you grown spiritually? In the past year the artificial markers of godliness – whether we attend the prayer meeting, serve on rotas, and come to both services on Sunday – have been removed and we’ve been left with the much more honest gauge of – have we been patient while home schooling, joyful in times of fear and uncertainty, and loving to those we live with, when the monotony of lockdown overwhelmed us.
The UK riots: the need for absolute moral clarity
On 29 July 2024, a knife rampage at a holiday dance class left three little girls dead and an additional …