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A lazy lot?

Mar 31st, 2007 | By Ian Poulton | Category: Sermons

Sermon at Saint Matthias’ Church on Palm Sunday 2007

“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord”. Luke 19:38

 

Tiredness seems to heighten awareness. Everything stands starkly against the background. Sounds are often piercing, loud sounds are unwelcome. Experiences of such moments can become engraved on the memory.

Sitting at a meeting one afternoon, an Irish Government official talked about overseas aid and showed a map of Tanzania. One of the towns featured was a place called Songea. As the…