Revd Steve Morris

In this time of modern contagion, I find myself turning to ancient prayers

They remind us that we’re not the first to face these fears

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There is an ancient Celtic prayer that is as relevant today as it was all those centuries ago:

Be Thou between me and all things grisly, Be Thou before me in all things mean, Be Thou between me and all things gruesome Coming darkly towards me.

We live in a grisly time and don’t quite know what to do with the gruesomeness of it.

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