This edition of Chrism is about members of the Guild who have survived extreme traumas in their lives, and how their faith has helped them. Our first article, by Jane Jones, Secretary of the Chester Branch, tackles the very difficult subject of surviving abuse in childhood, and the difficulties and rewards of forgiving an abusive parent as their persona changes with age and dementia. Anne Wawszczyk, a member of the Lancaster & District Branch, provides a profoundly moving account of her family‘s experience of her daughter‘s battle with a lymphoma, illustrated by her daughter, Ruth‘s, poetry and her husband, Paul‘s, pictures. Finally, Guild Council Member, Revd Graham Minors, tells of the devastation of almost simultaneous diagnoses of cancer in himself and his wife, Elizabeth; and how they were helped by the ministry of healing.
Contents
The healing power of forgiveness 2
Surviving childhood cancer 4
Serenity while surviving 8
Penelope Turing RIP 10
Meditation for Spring & Summer 11
Centre for the Study of Theology & Health
The Ecology of Creativity 12
Changing Times, Changing Faith 15
Information about the Guild 16