Tower and Town, April 2025 (view the full edition)Clergy LetterI hope by the time you read this that we shall be basking in the warm sunny uplands of spring. After an unusually grey and wet winter, the warmer weather will be most welcome. I used to live in Vermont in America and snow used to lie on the ground for most of January, February and March. It was extremely cold. When the thaw finally came the whole world seemed to burst into life. All the growth that appears here gently over a few months happens there in a few weeks . Nature literally springs into action. Our souls can have seasons as well. Sometimes autumn storms break up on us with great fury and knock us for six; sometimes everything just seems to be still and dead like a December afternoon. But all things pass, corners turn and new life can appear. New friendships and pastimes; new books and experiences; new ways of seeing things and new hope. At Easter time Christians remember and celebrate Jesus' new life. We believe he died on Good Friday in our place and was brought back to life on Easter Day. I hope and pray this Easter that there will be new life in our world, and also new life in our souls. Please do join us at church over Easter. Chris Smith |