Amid the clamour of consumerism, David Essex singing “It’s only a winter’s tale” stopped me in my tracks in the middle of the supermarket. I have no idea why. I don’t know the rest of the lyrics, only the title. It’s not one of my all time favourites, but perhaps the music evokes memories of […]
Tag: shepherds
Read this: Luke ch 2 v 1-16. Recite this, out loud. The Outsiders. At dead of midnight, In the dark stillness, deep silence, Save the odd bleating Of a sheep, We, the outsiders, Distrusted, discounted; We snatched a fleeting Hour of sleep. I was the one awake. I was the watchman, the first man Won […]