For those who haven’t braved the Scottish Government document, what it says about worship returning to church buildings is: Phase 2: Places of worship open for private prayer under physical distancing rules and hygiene safeguards. Allow marriages and civil partnerships and other types of ceremonies to take place with minimal number of attendees Phase 3: […]

Yesterday the Scottish Government issued a paper outlining four phases for the easing of lockdown restrictions (you can download a copy – only 46 pages!) It gives us a better idea of whether we can resume doing things sooner or later. For some people the question is not ‘What?’ but ‘When?’, with regard to going

Yesterday we noted the difficulty people here have with politicians, ‘experts’ etc voicing different opinions and ideas about how we should go forward, when and how we should ease the lockdown restrictions. But at least here the politicians, ‘experts’ etc all have a common view on the threat of Covid-19 to society, on the need

When the process of lockdown began there was general consensus, among politicians, ‘experts’, the media, employers and employees, and the wider public that this was the right way to go. As time has gone on, we have heard debate among those different groups on how and when to ease the restrictions. We have also seen

It is very easy to think that the only thing happening in the world at the minute is Covid-19- it’s all you hear about in the News. But there are other things that affect many people’s lives – climate change, poverty, difficulty accessing clean water/ safe sanitation/ education/ health care, warfare, prejudice/ discrimination/ hatred of

Christian Aid Week Reflect: In the Sabbath we find a radical alternative to the current economic thirst for more. It emphasises the need for restoration for people and the Earth, Rosalia understands the need to restore the land. She has planted 120 trees. ‘Now that we have a waterpoint nearby, even children can come and

Christian Aid Scotland Christian Aid Week 2020 Reflect: A vast array of creatures, including human beings, share a home on planet Earth. In the stories from Kenya we see families and their livestock thriving when there is plentiful water. Donkeys have strength to carry water. Goats and cows provide milk for breakfast, helping children to

Reflect: ‘Rain is God’s wish, so we are expecting it. If it rains we will celebrate. We will dance. The people, the livestock, even the birds become happy. All creatures celebrate. ’Take a moment to consider how your wellbeing is intertwined with creation and with all those you may never meet. Respond: Archbishop Desmond Tutu