This year's Spring Lecture was given by
Lord Michael Hastings of Scarisbrick
"THE FUTURE WE DON"T KNOW"
Lord Hastings is Chancellor of Regent's University, London and an international figure in the world of Corporate Responsibility, international public affairs and a Vice President of UNICEF and an Ambassador for TEARFUND.
He gave riveting talk on the future we don't know but can engage in fully. He noted all the vast resources going into understanding the universe and black holes, all the manifold things in life we do not know at all or not very much! He then quoted Jesus statement "The poor you will always have with you" and began to unfold our response to this knowable and tragic certainty. He with great energy and wit encouraged all his listeners to engage with something positive to help others, those who will struggle unless encouraged and supported. Those in our own nation or around the world. It does not matter how little you think you can achieve, but do something now! That will make a proper Christian response to the suffering in this world and truly mark us out as followers of Jesus.
In response to a question how he described himself in the public domain where to be a Christian is often seen as divisive, he said "I always call myself a follower of Jesus".
This felt very uplifting and encouraging.
Many thanks to Michael Hastings for his contribution to the many people who joined the meeting.
Lord Michael Hastings of Scarisbrick
"THE FUTURE WE DON"T KNOW"
Lord Hastings is Chancellor of Regent's University, London and an international figure in the world of Corporate Responsibility, international public affairs and a Vice President of UNICEF and an Ambassador for TEARFUND.
He gave riveting talk on the future we don't know but can engage in fully. He noted all the vast resources going into understanding the universe and black holes, all the manifold things in life we do not know at all or not very much! He then quoted Jesus statement "The poor you will always have with you" and began to unfold our response to this knowable and tragic certainty. He with great energy and wit encouraged all his listeners to engage with something positive to help others, those who will struggle unless encouraged and supported. Those in our own nation or around the world. It does not matter how little you think you can achieve, but do something now! That will make a proper Christian response to the suffering in this world and truly mark us out as followers of Jesus.
In response to a question how he described himself in the public domain where to be a Christian is often seen as divisive, he said "I always call myself a follower of Jesus".
This felt very uplifting and encouraging.
Many thanks to Michael Hastings for his contribution to the many people who joined the meeting.