‘As I come back to Beloved, my fear begins to dissolve.’ Photo: by Elijah Macleod on Unsplash

‘The Beloved is beyond war, climate change, Covid.’

Thought for the Week: Gill Pennington cries Beloved

‘The Beloved is beyond war, climate change, Covid.’

by Gill Pennington 8th April 2022

I have stopped watching the TV news. The devastation, the lack of humanity, the almost apocalyptic harshness of the reports from Ukraine, were affecting my mental health. I started making a list of what I would take if I had to flee: what is my most treasured possession? What survival tools would be most useful? What spiritual ‘props’ would help me?