Hope – Sudden death… then what?

71. What we’ve learnt about grief

I have just listened (only two hours ago as I ate my lunch) to a radio programme entitled ‘What we’ve learnt about grief’. You can find it on BBC Sounds. It was presented by Cariad Lloyd, a comedian who hosts the Griefcast Podcast. This is described as ‘a podcast that examines the human experience ofContinue reading “71. What we’ve learnt about grief”

38. Howling with grief

Talk about weeping Talking with a friend recently whose husband has just died, we got onto the subject of weeping. I’ve rarely talked with anyone about this, but inevitably it revived my memories of the early days after Robert had died. Tears would well up in my eyes all the time. The slightest comment orContinue reading “38. Howling with grief”

34. Lock-down and resurrection

Unsurprisingly, this Easter many Christians have compared the story of our Coronavirus lock-down with the story of the locked room where Jesus’ disciples met after his resurrection. Fear for life, fear of the unknown and the need for a barrier to keep danger at bay are common to both stories. Differences between these lock-down storiesContinue reading “34. Lock-down and resurrection”

4. In the midst of death…

We got back from Paris after 11pm. The following morning Robert and the vicar were going to meet up to talk about Robert’s future ministry as a priest. The vicar had ‘RW’ written in his diary … but neither he nor Robert had anticipated the circumstances! The vicar sat on the sofa in the livingContinue reading “4. In the midst of death…”