The Wey Forward March - May 2021

When he comes

When he comes the stars are realigned the heavens crack open to show Angel praise choirs. When he comes notice is served on empires and tyrants the broken and oppressed breathe the air of freedom. When he comes earth's hard winter will soften new life will break through the frozen crust. When he comes the blind will see, the dumb speak, the deaf hear, the lame leap for joy. When he comes death and tears and aching hearts will be no more;

no pain, no grief. When he comes.

But when he comes there will be no palaces of privilege, no centres of power to flex their muscles, no trumpets or triumphs no newspaper headlines, gossip columns, no Tweet no Facebook thread going viral.

And when he comes Shepherds, the dispossessed, the confused,

the lonely, the unwanted, the forgotten, the hidden are all welcomed, entertained, fed, honoured, bathed in glory invited to a manger side to kneel and see God’s new and game - changing initiative.

Advent 2020

Andrew Wheeler

∞ Rev Canon Andy Wheeler was the first leader of Common Ground Guildford (please see commongroundguildford.org whose strapline is "Pray - Together - Go"). He was previously Mission Pastor of St Saviour's Church Guildford and World Mission Adviser to the Guildford Diocese.

Common Ground is based at St Mary's Church (joint Anglican/Methodist under the auspices of a Sharing Agreement) in Guildford. Andy was also instrumental in founding the Guildford Town Centre Chaplaincy and the Guildford Street Angels.

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