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Wife; mum; priest. Assistant Curate @ Gosforth St Nicholas. Enthusiasms include: God, social justice, finding joy, cats, and cake. All views my own.
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The team at Unlock Aid have launched an emergency fund to help the most impactful frontline operations affected by the foreign aid freeze to resume their lifesaving work. Share and consider donating:

40 000 Palestinians in Jenin in the Occupied West Bank have been made homeless by Israel’s forced evacuation policy. We are enduring sub zero temperatures here, so how are these people supposed to find shelter and warmth? Have I missed the world’s condemnation and action on this?

UK government AI plans could lead to water shortages, say water industry insiders. Ministers intend to give priority access to the electricity grid for the giant data centres. Voters will love this! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Way more than #TinyJoys This whole series is joyous genius

"What does it mean to hold God in your arms and know that you're dying?" A little poem for Candlemas.

Teeny snail #TinyJoys

Much of the world is not a happy place today. But there are still small joys to be found .....

Nowhere to be found.

Winter mornings perfectly summarised.

Reminding people to care for the poor and marginalized, especially during a sermon at worship, is not a DEI lecture. It's the Gospel. It's what Jesus calls us to do. May every faithful person repeat and declare Rev. Budde's words.

Thankful for the prophecy of Amos today "Hear this, you that trample on the needy, and bring to ruin the poor of the land... buying the poor for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals," you will not have the last word. You are seen The arc of history is long but it tends towards justice...

What a wonderful bishop, speaking truth to power. This is the resistance. This is the role of the Church.