News from the gardens for April – May 2017 After some really cracking warm and sunny spring days, it is hard not to get too carried away with thoughts of mid-summer, lots of sunshine and lots of produce, picnics and barbecues! Alas, we are not there yet and we still have much sowing, planting and […]
Easter at Quarr is a good season to learn again that
Flowers open after winter months of apparent death,
Birds sing joyfully as they build new nests for their little ones to come,
Lambs gamble and bleat in the meadows.
Even roads reopen (!) giving access to visitors old and new – all welcome!
Will our hearts open, too,
To make peace after conflicts and wars
To forgive after disputes
To foster every human life from its conception to its natural end,
To bring a smile of hope on all faces around?
“Christ is risen from the dead.”
Happy Easter to you all!
Abbot Xavier and the Community