''the whole creation groans". Groaning as a sufferer in pain for which no remedy can be found. The world is rocking beneath its own curse as well as its misuse by man. That war rages incessantly somewhere or other on our planet: that famine has a large proportion of our population in its grip: that ... Read more

''let me glean and gather after the reapers''. Ruth in the Old Testament is not unlike the Canaanite woman in the New Testament who begged for crumbs at Jesus' table. She was content to collect up what the others left. Circumstances had brought her low in worldly wealth but her situation brought out hidden beauty ... Read more

”waiting for the moving of the water". The crowd clustered beneath the arches around Bethesda's pool were clutching at a straw. The chance each had of healing was very small. Some of the 'moving waters' mankind still waits for are - to be left a fortune; to win the pools; become famous: have better luck ... Read more