‘I heard a voice as clear as any I have ever heard – but nobody heard it apart from me.’ Photo: Presentation at the Temple, Giovanni Bellini, c1460
Word to the wise: Tony D’Souza hears voices at Christmas
‘But I did not fear, because I had God’s promise.’
I am an old man now. My beard is white and the strength of my youth is long gone. There was a time when I bounded up the broad stone stairs of the temple two steps at a time, but now I can barely manage it in ten minutes – even with a stick.