Rev Richard Coles had this lovely quote about world events on the Today programme this morning:
“I was worried that the twist in The Traitors format might get bumped off the Today programme by the terrible fire in Switzerland, or the health of the President of the United States, or collapse of the world order, but no here it is. Hoping they’ll get a comment from the Prime Minister and the Archbishop-elect.”
As January opens and we face reality, we need a bit of communal escapism. The Traitors is TV we talk about. The next day. And we look forward to see how the next episode goes. We join in working out what’s going on. It lifts our spirits.
It seems to me everyone needs something to look forward to. The M and S in Durham this afternoon was full of Easter eggs.
People are already planning summer holidays, I’ve messages about Lent and Easter to deal with and the city council here are wanting views about the Christmas lights for this year - now! Keir Starmer, our Prime Minister says it’s going to be better. But do we believe him?
What, as Christians, have we to look forward to, talk about, engage about, enthuse about? Surely it is hope. We know a God who has the next episode planned, who has more of the story ahead, who invites us to watch and see how things might be ahead. I like what the theologian Jurgen Moltmann had to say about hope:
Do we after two days of a New Year refuse to accept the world as it is and insist on the world as it will be? What have we to share? Well I think the late Billy Graham had it right. He once said it’s all going to be okay. “I know the end of the story” he said, “we win!”
So let’s see what opens up to us this year and talk about it. Let’s spend time watching and debating. We do it with the Traitors. How about we do it with God? Who is that secret traitor? My money is on the ex detective Amanda!
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