Have Bible Will Travel

From the beginning of lockdown in 2020 the online newsletter of Cupar Old Parish Church became a focus for the church's life. I offered to join the small team who prepared weekly Reflections for it in support of our minister Rev Jeff Martin. Jeff followed a study guide We Take the Road by Walking by Brian McLaren in many of his weekly sermons during the first year of restrictions. I followed his lead with digressions to respond to what was happening at the time; for some Saints' Days and to consider some Bible passages from the Common Lectionary.</br>I have never been much of an original thinker preferring to recycle other people's insights. I always kept a large notebook of snippets and ideas for sermons and have dipped liberally into it in preparing these articles. Unfortunately I didn't always note where I had found these bits and pieces and apologise if I have failed to attribute any of my quotes to their authors.</br>Above all my prayer is that we might all find renewed joy and hope as we walk the road of Christian faith together following this time of acute pandemic.