Category Archives: The Living Well

This image is called Forgiven by artist Thomas Blackshear. It has been on my mind recently. Such a fabulous image of being rescued, salvaged – even from ourselves – note the hammer and nails that previously harmed and persecuted the very One who is now rescuing…. I was having a conversation this week with one… Read More »

It is always a pleasure to see the first snowdrops of Spring and to capture within your heart the purity, light and hope they yield in the midst of the dark, frosty cold of winter – minus 5 this morning! No wonder they are the simple flower linked with Candlemas. Celebrated on Thursday 2nd February,… Read More »

Dear All, The poet Gerard Manley Hopkins wrote that all things are charged with God, which gives off sparks that speak of Him. If only we knew how to touch them. Jesus knew the power of that touch and used it to heal so many. This Advent may we be connected to His coming with… Read More »

The purpose of a sabbatical is to be renewed, restored, replenished. The clue is in the name: sabbatical – sabbath meaning ‘to cease’, or ‘to stop’. In the Church of England this is offered to minsters periodically, and ministers may use it for further study and exploration of some aspect of ministry that has not… Read More »

Click here to download the pdf of our 2023 Programme Dear All,Looking ahead includes some new ventures for us at The Living Well as we greet 2023! We are offering 2 short courses over the year. Five sessions each, allowing for group ministry with learning, sharing, discussion and prayer on the subjects of trauma and… Read More »

As we prepare for tomorrows bank holiday and the screening of the state funeral of our late Queen Elizabeth II I wonder how we are feeling about our own grief? I am sure I shall weep during the service – Our late Queen has always been a joy to observe, a delight to listen to… Read More »

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Buzz, Buzz, Buzzzz…….There is a real buzz around at present: the buzz of nature, growing, producing, multiplying. The buzz of wellbeing, both for those who are feeling renewed and liberated and for those who are in keen search of it, and really need it. The buzz of ‘what next?’ in history, socially, spiritually and emotionally… Read More »

Professional counselling available for clergy and lay ministers through the Diocesan Counselling Team, contact details here.