Reflections of a vulnerable Grandad on Day One of “lock down.” Scripture:       Luke 4:1-13 Jesus in the wilderness. 1 Kings 19: 7-13. Elijah retreats to a cave. Our Context: One quarter of the world’s population is now in “lock down.”  Global cases are over 416,000, with 18589 deaths. Italy...

Scripture: Luke 4:1-13. Our Context:  At 11.59pm, 25th March 2020, New Zealand goes to Level Four Alert. Tomorrow we will be in Lock Down for at least four weeks. The Government has declared a state of National Civil Defence Emergency. Fifty new cases today bring the total of positive (and...

Reflections from a “vulnerable” Grandad confined to home. Context: 24th March 2020. On level three alert and preparing for level 4. The News Channels pump out the national and global statistics of the COVID -19 pandemic. The contagion in Europe is mind boggling. Italy, Spain and France seem to be...