Vicar's Message for March

SPRING FORWARD, FALL BACK

Dear Friends

I am sure that many of us will have heard the phrase 'Spring Forward, Fall Back' and that we will be will be using it when we are trying to remember which way to adjust our clocks on 28th March, ready for Palm Sunday on the following day.

Sometimes in life it feels like it isn't just our clocks that spring forward and fall back. There are occasions when everything seems to be going along well and life just couldn't be better and then something comes along which puts us back. The highs and lows of life can be tricky to handle at times, we may find it difficult to keep our feet on the ground if things are going really well or it can be hard to cope when we face trying times.

This year the whole of March falls during Lent which sometimes seems like a low part of the Christian year during which time we think about Jesus and his journey towards death on the cross. That journey is a tough one and very hard to cope with. However, at the back of our mind is also the fact that we are looking towards the real high of Jesus' resurrection which reminds us that something good can happen even when things seem to have got as bad as they could.

As we journey through our lives and face good and difficult times I pray that we will all find the strength to cope with whatever situations and circumstances we may find ourselves in.

The love of God through his sacrificial giving of his Son Jesus Christ for us all.

With grace, peace and every blessing

Paul

Revd Canon K Paul Arthur