Eye - 10 March 2023

9 Mar 2023 | by Elinor Smallman

From Gracing the airwaves to All our senses

Colourful work of art to reflect on Quaker faith & practice 21.24 by the children of Polmont Meeting.

Gracing the airwaves

‘God, thank you for revealing the comic essence, the absurdity, of experience. Thank you for showing me the spirit which comedy represents – and for accepting those moments where we “tie down the angel in us” and succumb to comic relief.’

Comedian and Quaker Pope Lonergan delivered a series of Prayer for the Day contributions on BBC Radio 4 last month.

Starting on 18 February, he reflected on a range of themes over the course of six days – comedy, Quakerism, addiction, tolerance, rituals, and care workers.

For those who, like Eye, are still in the ‘land of nod’ at 5:43am, you can join Pope with his first prayer here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001j4lf It is available until 18 March.

Beware, you may be quizzical, as the prayers are attributed to ‘Hope Lonergan’. Perhaps a Freudian slip of a BBC finger?

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