It felt fitting at this time when many of us feel the shadow of fear and need to shelter to keep ourselves and each other safe.
WatkinsonĪs places of worship close across the world, it felt even more important for us to witness to our faith, hope and love in this extraordinarily testing time.Īs part of evening prayer while the candle burned in the window, I shared a prayer written by Pádraig Ó Tuama, inspired by two different translations of an Irish saying, in which the same word can mean both shelter and shadow. Yet it is far better to light the candle than to curse the darkness. It reminded me of a saying I find particularly inspiring, especially in dark times: It felt strange to be at home knowing we could not meet and didn’t know when we would meet again. Often on a Sunday evening I am out visiting a church community in the Open Table Network, which I coordinate. After the interview, Nomad hosts Tim Nash and Jemimah McAlpine. It’s a profoundly wise and insightful interview, touching on themes of language, story, gospel, power, community, sexuality and religion. Irish poet and theologian, Padraig Ó Tuama, writes with a winsome, delicate charm that makes the reading of this book a complete delight. So many participants shared photos of their candles on social media that CTE reports the hashtag #candleofhope became Twitter’s second most trending hashtag in the UK during Sunday evening. Pdraig Tuama In the Shelter (N207) In this episode Jemimah speaks with Irish poet, storyteller and theologian, Pdraig Tuama. In the shelter is all about learning to say hello, learning to greet yourself, others and God, learning to welcome all the experiences of life good and bad. A Palestinian oil lamp marked with ‘Peace’ in many languages alight in my window
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