Dear Friends,

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him and he will make straight your paths.  Proverbs 3 v 5-6

I first came across these words shortly after I bought my first Good News Bible, back in 1976, when that edition first came out. As a poverty-stricken student I bought the paperback copy at £1.50 as I couldn’t afford the extortionate £3.50 for a hardback copy.  I had had a faith all my life, but it was around...