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Tuesday, 17 March 2026

Sepia Monotony

 

The sepia monotony of winter is finally giving way to the riot of spring colours. Sitting in my window, I see a branch of the forsythia beginning to open yellow and bright, a colour splashed along the drive as the dozens of daffodils swell and burst open, their trumpets heralding a softer season coming.

God knows our needs down to the most minute detail. And it is often through the minute detail of his creation that he speaks peace and consolation.

Somehow I need to appropriate that encouragement into the technological tedium I often feel challenged with. Messenger links that fail to work. Signature pages for a tax return that require signing and uploading. A protest letter about the proliferation of plastic which requires me to sign on to a different platform than I use, so makes me hesitate and draw back. Yet another banking issue for Mom. Just a lot of little gnats of technological unease that can undermine peace of mind.

I’m watching the daffs bob in the rising wind. Slightly bowed down, but still standing.

May I bow only to you, Lord Jesus, this day and every day. Strengthen resolve, encourage perseverance, and keep my eyes above the waves. (bit of a mixed metaphor there, sorry about that…)

May I take inspiration from those saints who I know, and those who have gone before. And on that note, happy St Patrick’s day.

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