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Editorial

Corona virus, in its several incarnations, won’t go away, so the scientists tell us. We have got to
learn to live with it, say our political masters. OK, supposing we have to live with it, what does that

mean for us living out our everyday lives?

Over the past two years we have been unable to communicate, in the broadest sense of that
word with:

those we love: NO hugs,
people we know: NO handshakes,
friends: NO convivial shared meals,

casual encounters, social distancing: NO face-to-face conversations,
voices, muffled through masks NO clarity.

It all sounds a bit negative. What can we do about it as we look forward to living with the virus?

We can still communicate. We can write: E-mail, text message, WhatsApp, Twitter, Facebook and
any other of the social media. Then there is the good old-fashioned printed word. It has served us
well since Caxton’s printing press in the fifteenth century.

This edition, though a bit thinner than previous News and Views, contains some very worthwhile
written words from members of the BCA Quaker community. Do you have something to share?
Something that you find moving, something arresting, something challenging, something you find
comforting?

Anyone can write; just do it. We look forward to receiving your contribution for the Summer News

and Views. The deadline for receipt of contributions is 7th May.

Dorrie and Eric Johnson

With all creation we celebrate
the miracle and wonder of life
the unfolding purposes of God
forever at work in ourselves and in the world.

From the Iona Abbey Worship Book
Cover Photograph: Dorrie

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