As we emerge from a lockdown that has at times seemed endless, we are badly in need of encouragement.
Louise MacMillan suggests three ways to use our words to encourage others.
Louise MacMillan works as a biblical counsellor serving local churches in Edinburgh, where she co-leads the Certificate Course.
As we emerge from a lockdown that has at times seemed endless, we are badly in need of encouragement.
Louise MacMillan suggests three ways to use our words to encourage others.
Louise MacMillan's love of the psalms began as a child growing up in the Outer Hebrides where the psalms were memorised and sung.
"Their poetic language resonates with that hidden part of our souls, and deepens our relationship with the Lord in ways we can scarcely understand."
For the last 100-plus days we have been shut in our personal echo chambers with the voices in our own heads and houses. As we emerge from lockdown, Louise MacMillan wonders if we need to re-learn how to listen.