04/09/2026
Thought for the week from Reverend Andrew Frearson.
Musicians, artists, scientists, creators of all kinds often complain that their highest and most challenging work often receives little response and to live they must do much less demanding and creative work to earn their bread and butter.
Human beings often seek escapism including Church world, when reality becomes painful, uncertain, or demanding. Many of us escape by watching evening TV or gaming. Many attend the massively popular conventions around TV shows, films and periods of history.
We all need balance in our lives, yet Christianity invites us not to flee the world, but to pay attention and encounter it honestly and transform it through love. Jesus’ ministry repeatedly turns towards suffering people rather than avoiding them, suggesting that faith is a way of remaining present to reality while imagining its possibilities, requiring humility and openness to uncomfortable truths.
