I went to church with Mum and Dad yesterday to Holy Epiphany, Castle Lane, Bournemouth.
It was an excellent service with a very good turn-out from the congregation.
However, I was stricken to hear that the previous week, the church had been broken into.
The charity box containing all the Poppy Appeal money was stolen.
Where are the words to describe the perpetrators of such an act?
In that, I am completely at a stand.
It is quite possible, in these moments, to despair of the state of this nation.
One could easily then focus on such as the feral behaviour of the August rioters, the selfish greed of a financial community that has led us to economic defeat, and above all, the daily, seemingly random, nastiness of life in this country.
And yet, even in all this, there is light.
The Mothers and Toddlers Group at Holy Epiphany had got together and not only made a beautiful Poppy collage for the alter, but had also raised enough money to entirely replace the sum so wickedly stolen.
It was for such as these our good men died.
Covid Lockdown
4 years ago
It saddened me to read your post, I never fail to be flabbergasted at such selfish actions. We seem to be living in a real dog eat dog world where many are out for themselves. There are still plenty of decent folk out here too though, so we mustn't lose heart in the human race.
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