A few years ago, sometime before the pandemic, a friend brought me through from Glasgow to St Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh. We were there to hear the music of the Estonian composer Arvo Pärt, who was present at the performance.

One of Part’s best-known pieces is ‘Festina Lente’, or ‘Make Haste, Slowly’.  I have learned rather hastily, from Wikipedia, that the French poet Boileau advised writers to:

Slowly make haste, and without losing courage;
Twenty times redo your work;
Polish and re-polish endlessly,
And sometimes add, but often take away.

Good advice for many of us, and not only writers! As I consider the road ahead and the tasks we face together in shaping our churches’ presence in Currie and Balerno, I wonder if ‘Make Haste, Slowly’ might the perfect motto?

Or, as the Psalmist put it:

                        I waited patiently for the Lord;
                       he inclined to me and heard my cry. (Ps 40.1)

If you want any information or need to speak to someone please call the Kirk office (451 5141) or contact one of the Session Clerks - Louise Lamont (07910 594188) or Isobel Webber (07702784186)

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