'O Come, O Come Emmanuel'.
No, that's not what the French are currently saying about President Macron (definitely not in fact) but rather the title of my second-favourite Advent hymn.
And after the hymn, here comes the sermon:
No, that's not what the French are currently saying about President Macron (definitely not in fact) but rather the title of my second-favourite Advent hymn.
And after the hymn, here comes the sermon:
Good morning. Well, the countdown has started. No! Not to that. Today is the first day of Advent. It ought to be a time when we are reflecting on those worse off than ourselves, and after a withering, controversial UN report on poverty in Britain, it's hard to avoid the subject. I am not getting party political, but if we don't notice the rough sleepers all around us at this time of year, as the sleet comes down and the Christmas lights go up, then there is something wrong with all of us.
Amen.
That wasn't the famous 'fake vicar' from Newsnight, but Andrew Marr opening his show this morning.
That wasn't the famous 'fake vicar' from Newsnight, but Andrew Marr opening his show this morning.
You may be seated.
