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Uncertainty and Trust
No sooner had they told us, a few weeks ago, to expect ‘the coldest winter in living memory', than a thaw came and it turned milder!
Well, you expect the weather to be unpredictable, but then we heard that the economic forecast had to be revised. That makes us a bit suspicious, of course; but the truth is that the one certain thing is uncertainty. Or so we often say.
But as we think further we all know, we find that's altogether too cynical: our lives are built on trust, especially the people we trust.
At the start of the year, when we are especially aware of the uncertainties ahead, it's worth taking a moment to remember those vital relationships of trust, the people we trust and those who trust us. And then, if you are a person of faith, it's a time to refresh your trust in God, the one who is firmly with you in all the uncertainties of 2006.
Have a happy and trustful New Year.
The Rt Revd Dr Peter Selby
The Diocese of Worcester is one of 44 dioceses in the Church of England. It covers an area of 671 square miles and includes parishes in the County of Worcestershire, the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, and a few parishes in northern Gloucestershire, south east Wolverhampton and Sandwell.
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