Author: St. Columba's Presbyterian Church Hatfield

Good morning, People of God, the ancient Hebrews who wrote the Old Testament, viewed God’s own breath as the essential characteristic of the human soul. John Wesley, an Anglican priest and founder of Methodism used to ask, "How is it with your soul today?" In the very first month of 2021, I ask the same… Continue reading Reflection – 20 January 2021, by Rev Craig Morrison

Good morning, Saints, Here is the final part (5) of my expanded epistle for January: Thank you for keeping on with it. “Every valley shall be lifted up,and every mountain and hill be made low;the uneven ground shall become level,and the rough places a plain.”Isaiah 40:4 New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised (NRSVA)This text from Isaiah… Continue reading Reflection on COVID-19, Part V – 15 January 2021, by Rev Craig Morrison

Here is part 4 of my expanded epistle for January: The internet and social media are literally awash with conspiracy theories. There is a counter-narrative for everything, from the sublime to the ridiculous. Videos go round and round as people forward them on. A favoured COVID-19 treatment advice I receive monthly is, “just gargle with… Continue reading Reflection on COVID-19, Part IV – 14 January 2021, by Rev Craig Morrison

Good morning, Saints, Here is part 3 of my extended epistle for January. Folks, for some of us, the very word “vaccination” is terrifying. Most of us don’t like needles at all! I vividly remember having immunisation jabs that scared me for life. Perhaps there’s some latent primal fear of puncturing the skin. I think… Continue reading Reflection on COVID-19, Part III – 13 January 2021, by Rev Craig Morrison

Good morning, Saints, Here is the second part of my expanded epistle for January 2021. You already know that the COVID-19 situation has flared up, possibly with a SARS COV-2 mutation that we received from the UK (and that has now spread to France). My family was on holiday but then decided to return home… Continue reading Reflection on COVID-19, Part II – 12 January 2021, by Rev Craig Morrison

Good morning, Saints,   You already know that the COVID-19 situation has flared up, possibly with a SARS COV-2 mutation in our country. We were on holiday but decided to return home rather than risk being stuck in the Cape for an extended and uncertain period. On the way back, the President announced a return to… Continue reading Reflection on COVID-19, Part I – 11 January 2021, by Rev Craig Morrison