The last day of lent. Holy week unfolds from here.
Let us think of it as an open door.
Yesterday, hundreds of thousands of people walked through the steets of London to protest against the rise of far right politics. Lets think of this as an open door also.
What world are we walking out into? Much we can not control, but this is no shield against our own choices. The world at large is beyond us, but we make what is at hand. THe world of where you are and what you are within it is entirely in your hands.
This is what lent was always leading us to – the revelation that love is yours to give and yours to recieve.
May you do both.
Here is a reflection from Tim Watson, inspired by the protests in London yesterday.
Today is the day when the whole capital sees
When the whole capital hears
When the whole capital knows
The whole city is alive
People from the capital
People from every region of the nation
People from further afield
People have gathered together
And they’ve all gathered to…
Look back at the way things were
With sadness and grief and thankfulness
And to look forward to a future
To a time when things will be better
When the hurt and oppression and hate of today
Will be laid down and, in their place,
A new way will emerge
One where love and hope and grace
Will be central to the new order
And the gathered people sing
And they wave their arms above their heads
They chant and dance and cry
Friends and neighbours and strangers embrace
Laughter and song and words of hope fill the air
And in those moments division and petty rivalries…
They’re all forgotten
As the people are caught up in a bigger story
Thousands upon thousands of them who’ve
Stepped beyond themselves and opened up
To the possibility that things could be better
That real change is really possible
And in these moments
They’ve traded their everyday worries
For courage to believe in something more
