What does the Duke of Sussex do?And the Duchess of Sussex too?Sing a song?Suck on a bong?What do they do?… for Sussex? Here’s what the AI said when I asked… Their contributions often involve raising awareness about social issues, supporting charitable organisations, and engaging with communities to address various challenges. Through advocacy and collaboration, they […]

It’s summer, time to laugh and dance and enjoy life. Here’s a prayer for the new Prayer Book. Hope you enjoy it. May I have palsThat can cultivate the art of the giggleWithout being completely blottoMay the dog sing me a Mozart ariaAnd the cat laugh at my jokes May the Lord of LaughterAward me […]

There’s a lot of fear about; fear about the madness of politicians; fear about the wellbeing of the environment; fear for the future. Some reckon that fear is the opposite of love, and I am inclined to agree. This prayer is dedicated to those that are feeling the fear of the moment, and I feel […]

On Mayday- a day when so many traditions and beliefs are celebrated and honoured by so many good souls, the Interfaith Contact Group of Brighton and Hove will be holding a peace vigil at the wonderful Peace Statue – also known as the Peace Angel. The statue stands between Brighton and Hove, and serves as […]

We pray that…The door is openedTo peace May peace walk abroadIn accursed places We pray that…The commandsTo set the machinery in motionAnd the placesWhere earth and fleshAre dishonouredAre healed Let us nurture gardensPlant orchardsGrow flowers Hear the bees buzzListen to birdsongAnd the sweet soundOf butterflies in flight May we open the doorsTo peaceLet the sun shine […]

This is an interfaith prayer dedicated to the victims of war and the 117 million people that are forcibly displaced worldwide. There is a place in the heartThat is open, warm and receptiveIt is a place of caringFor friends, acquaintances and family. There is a place in the soulThat we can all shareHappy that those […]

March 9th was Covid Reflection Day. This talk was given at an Iftar Dinner at the Brighton Centre last night. It was much shorter than I would have liked, but it certainly made us all think. The pandemic revealed that Her Majesty’s Government at the time of Covid 19 failed to tackle so many issues… including […]

Ten days ago I was browsing my website – Funeral Readings – and realised that the missing category was LGBT. So I decided to rectify this, but to do this I needed to check out what readings were available to the LGBT community. I skipped into Google, and there, near the top was something called […]

When we say ‘Mum’ it means something so different from ‘mother’. A mum is someone special, someone close to the heart. Bearing this in mind I had to write a funeral reading for a special mum, a mum above all others. I originally wrote this a couple of years ago, but I had to think […]

Think of the life and livesThat strolled through those daysCaptured in the bookRetold in 12 months There was one memory Surprising, kind or sweet –A good sparkDestined to light the future And you can kindle itBlow gently on the flameShelter it, wish it wellSo we can warm ourselvesWith that thought. Good or badHappy or sadSeek […]