We’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
