Shortly after the birth of Jesus a wise prophet named Simeon declared to Mary ‘that a sword would pierce through her soul’. He was saying to her that her new baby boy would one day bring deep internal trauma to her soul. In our church we have been thinking about the last words of Jesus on the run up...

“What belongs to you and everyone else uses it?” 

This was a question on a game show that I have long forgotten the name of but I have never forgotten the answer. I was puzzled, trying to decipher the riddle as disgruntled contestants looked on. Seconds ticked by until finally the game show host anno...