Blog type: Movement Magazine

“All that lovely free time and space I thought I’d have to make a promotion plan for my podcast, write my essays, read loads of books etc. was gone. It had been sucked up into an emotional mess in my brain. My energy levels were low. Sometimes I could manage the washing up or a…

The current pandemic compounds the natural grief that comes with the end of one’s degree. Students are not sitting exams in the way envisioned, and post-exam celebrations with friends (alongside summer balls) are a very distant dream. Various summer graduation ceremonies have been cancelled. How might our faith help us to deal with the lack…

Grief is hard, and tricky. Trying to rank our personal losses against those of others can make us feel like we don’t have anything to be sad about. But loss effects us all differently, and it’s okay to recognise that and grieve appropriately.

If you’re feeling overwhelmed and anxious in these uncertain times, as many of us are, we hope this collection of prayers and spiritual resources will be of some comfort.

Siân shares their experiences of finding an SCM group on campus and how it challenges them to keep growing.