Close the Book

Gloucester diocese are running a programme in primary schools called “Open the Book”, to introduce children to the stories of the Bible. Other dioceses are picking it up too. I think we are running “Close the Book” here. More and more of our school assemblies involve fewer and fewer words. Today I introduced the little village school to Sacred Posture, the work of Philip Roderick on Body Prayer. They took to it straight away. I had thirty five children, plus two teachers and a mum, spread out around the hall, standing still and silent while we reflected on the Lord’s Prayer …. for ten minutes! We’ll go on and learn the movements, which are simple and slow, a bit like tai chi. Just think what it’ll be like if it ever stops raining and we can go and do this outside on the field!