THE BARDCAST - Sarah de Nordwall - 17. The Final Refuge

Today in the Bardcast 17 (which is dedicated to St Mark's parish in Ipswich), we hear from children in both Walsingham, England and Lahore, Pakistan who have experienced the Presence of the Holy Spirit, Isabella and  Sebastian share their thoughts after their confirmation whilst Sara and Zahra share their poem that has been turned into a song by Hammad Baily. The song, Rooh Ka Masah can be found here: Rooh Ka Masah:The Anointing of the Holy Spirit by Hammad Baily. Video filmed @ Holy Trinity London - YouTube We are reminded of  the civilisation-building potential  of receiving and responding to the Holy Spirit through  the arts and ask What is God’s unique story for you alone? Sarah de Nordwall shares her poem The Final Refuge, which speaks to the urgent theme of Gendercide and we hear a call to become part of the Write for Life Academy.  www.writeforlife.academy in September 2024. And our challenge this week is to write a simple but perhaps revealing List Poem - What have you given to me to do that you have given to noone else? Send in your poems and songs to [email protected] We can't wait to hear from you! THE BARDCAST airs live and can be listened to on www.RadioMariaEngland.uk or digital radio in London, Bristol, South Birmingham and Cambridge at 3:15pm after the Divine Mercy Chaplet on Sundays and 8pm on Fridays. Each week Sarah de Nordwall reflects on poems that have been sent in, shares a poem of her own, leaves us with a theme and a writing prompt and sends us off to write something ourselves.  Please send your submissions to [email protected] and the rest of the podcasts can be found on Radio Maria Englan’s website.