‘Stillness from a Quaker’
Greetings, Today’s contribution has been offered by Barbara Davey, one of our Honorary Quaker Chaplains. As the scale of the crisis we are facing begins to emerge, I sometimes feel overwhelmed. Fear can feed a negative…
Search by category: companionship blog
‘Furlough or verlof’
Greetings, Furlough. It’s a word that’s come to prominence in recent weeks. In the past few days, many members of University staff have begun a period of furlough. People on furlough will not be working for the…
‘Shared silence’
Good morning, A reflection today from Kitty Macintyre, Honorary Pagan Chaplain. Sharing silence For some of us, there is a great deal more silence in our lives at present than in other times. For others of us, there…
‘Sometimes… green thrives’
Good evening, On Saturday I took a walk on the Lade Braes, and came upon the St Andrews Poetry Wall. I took a picture of the whiteboard on the garden wall. Here it is if the handwriting is tricky for you: Sometimes…
‘A heart-felt moment’
Dear Friends, Happy Easter and a warm welcome to Monday’s Chaplaincy Companionship email. The 40 days of unremitting Easter Joy has begun, so I hope you find something wonderful to do in each and every one of them! If…
‘Easter – Grace in the Wilderness’
Happy Easter! I hope you have had a happy Easter so far. You may already have celebrated the end of Lent in chocolate. You may (if able) be venturing outdoors to greet the spring day. You may be meeting family and…
‘Holy Saturday’
Good morning… on Holy Saturday. Today’s meditation is by Revd Prof Ian Bradley, Honorary Church of Scotland Chaplain… Today is Holy Saturday, the day between Good Friday, when Jesus was crucified, and Easter Sunday…
‘Good Friday’
Good morning… on Good Friday. This is the day when most Christian churches around the world remember the death of Jesus. (Orthodox churches will commemorate this next week – their Easter (or Pascha) is Sunday 19…
‘Maundy Thursday’
Good morning, Today is Maundy Thursday, the day in Holy Week which has traditionally been set aside for remembering the Last Supper when Jesus shared a meal with his disciples. Most of the gospels see this as a…
‘Passover’
Good morning, Passover/Pesach begins tomorrow, and so today’s contribution comes from Bill Shackman, one of our lay Jewish chaplains. Why is this night different from all other nights? This question is asked by the…