Monty Don

Another thing Monty Don was quoted as saying (in my 'Times' last weekend) was that though he firmly believed in God, he was not a churchman as he did not feel the need to 'join a gang'. I am growing less and less church-minded, I find, mostly because the sheer weight of the organisation seems to me these days to be demanding so much of the members, using up so much of their energy. I have been reflecting, with the Psalms, as ever, before me, on the distinction between religion and faith. As something like a conclusion forms for me, I'll maybe return to this as a theme and share some of what I've found.