This week, until 29 November, Kevin Mayhew Ltd are offering 10 per cent off my book Touching the Seasons, normally selling at £7.99. That means a saving of 80 pence using the code THESEASONS10 when ordering the title from the company’s website. Just type the code into the relevant box at the online checkout between the dates given.
Meanwhile, here’s the fifth of the sessions I’ll be posting this week from the book, to run alongside this promotion.
The late train
They’d been waiting for hours,
their frustration growing by the minute;
yet there was still no sign of the train,
nor any explanation for the delay . . .
and eventually a few gave up,
their patience at an end,
taking a taxi instead.
And the rest?
You’ve guessed it.
No sooner had those few gone
than the train pulled in at the station.
It’s hard to keep faith that your kingdom will come, Lord,
for so much in the world seems to deny your love
and frustrate your will.
However hard it may be, though,
help me to trust in your promises,
daring to believe the day will come,
despite everything that conspires against it,
when your love finally triumphs over all.
Amen.