Greetings friends,We’ve attached a short news-letter to give you bit of an update about what’s happening for us and at haven. Click HEREWe’re into the middle of the year, with the shortest day of the year coming up soon (21 June)!
Winter is a season of discontinuity. The growth, warmth and light of summer are gone, he days are short, often damp, and there’s less light. Spring is still a-ways off. It’s a ‘liminal’ time!
Our modern world can feel like permanent liminality! Everything we thought was nailed down keeps changing. We live with permanent stress because the 24/7 world is never still long enough for us to re- acclimatise.
We’ve had a ‘pandemic’ of stress and fear long before we had the corona-virus pandemic! We have been alert and alarmed for years. And then of course, the never-ending earthquakes in world affairs can feel like a dark liminal space. How do you navigate such seasons?
In our newsletter, there’s a reflection on managing such liminal times.
The prophet Jeremiah, writing about his time affirms where hope comes from: “... But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.'The Lord is my portion,' says my soul, ‘therefore I will hope in him.’" Lam 3: 21-40
We want to say a huge thankyou to the many who encourage, support and pray for us and for Haven — You are all SO appreciated!
Sincerely,
Martin and Esmae
