A message from Fr John

Dear Friends

Good morning - don’t panic, it’s getting warmer for a day at least

One of our parishioners sent the lyrics of this song by JP Cooper. It brings to mind, for me, the sense of isolation that some people must feel these days and our capacity to reach out to them, holding them in our prayers and actions - even a simple phone call or a wave or even the old-fashioned thing of a letter.

When you try to find the words but they ain't flowin’
When you're sittin' by the phone but no one's callin'
Call me up and I'll be on my way
When you're acting like you're fine but you ain't copin'
And you're listenin' to too much Leonard Cohen
Hallelujah's just a prayer away
If you're lost and alone in the dark and you're all cried out
If you're bruised and you're broken, I'm hoping you'll hear me out
Sometimes everybody needs a ...
Little bit of love
When you're down and out, your heart is breaking
Little bit of love
And with every single smile you're faking it
Little bit of love
I got a little bit of love
I got a little bit of love
Oh, when every ray of hope is fading
Little bit of love
When you're crying out but no one takes you in
Little bit of love
I got a little bit of love
When you feel as though you're drownin' in an ocean
And you try to swim but you can't find the motion
Hold on tight and let me take you home
When you try to walk but all you do is stagger
And you try to dance but you can't move like Jagger
I won't leave you dancing on your own
If you're lost and alone in the dark and you're all cried out
If you're bruised and you're broken, I'm hoping you'll hear me out
Sometimes everybody needs a little bit of love
Oh, oh, oh, oh
I've seen highs and I've seen lows
I've taken shots, I've taken blows
They give me strength, they gave me hope
When I'm alone, oh
Sometimes everybody needs a little bit of love
There’s also another song with the same title by Graham Kendrick which is a little bit more ‘singalong’.
Which reminds me of a page in the ‘The boy, the mole….’
‘What’s the bravest thing you’ve ever said?’ Asked the boy.
‘Help,’ said the horse.
Let’s try to anticipate that bravery in each other.
St Joseph, guardian of the lonely, pray for us
Every blessing
Fr John