A sermon on turning around on the journey for February 17th 2019
In the name of God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen Have you ever, been on a car journey, when suddenly, the driver had to slam the brakes on hard and start reversing? Of course, because I’m such a good driver, I always see hazards a long way ahead and stop gently with plenty of time to spare… I’m sure Louise will vouch for me…? Okay, let’s just say, I have occasionally practiced an emergency stop. On one occasion, last year, we were on a day trip while on holiday. We were on a big old coach, heading into the mountains, and after a while, the road got narrower and narrower, so we often had to stop in passing places, looking down thousands of feet of sheer hillside while waiting for cars to pass. Then, the coach started winding its way up a series of hairpin bends on a mountain pass. What made this especially interesting, was that the coach was too long to make each corner, so the driver would haul away at the wheel until the windscreen was inches fr...