Have a Little Faith

 

Have a Little Faith by Kate Bottley 

This is a book about ”life lessons on love, death and how Lasagne always helps”. Its also about Kate- or rather it's not, not really. It's about all of us and how we get through life, seen in perhaps a different way in that “faith plays a part in normal life” and by faith not always being what one first might think. Being first a teacher and then a Reverend has given Kate a perspective on life some of us rarely see. Like hairdressers and other therapists, Reverends are sometimes those people we turn to when things are difficult and Kate loves a good chat- she bills herself as a ”curator of faith conversations”. That said, she also mentions that often on train journeys many avoid her as they expect her to talk about nothing but religion- do we all want to talk about work all the time?

 It's partly about success and how we measure it, or not and perhaps to be more kind to ourselves in doing so. One person's success isn't always another's, we all have different measuring tapes. It's about    ”faith” which maybe a shared love of something- a connection, a coming together of like minds. There are humorous anecdotes sometimes from the most unlikely sources. How can watching Love Island inspire a sermon… ?? I found this both inspiring and affirmative. I’ve often thought faith can be found in the most unlikely of places and Kate corroborates this. A book I’ll most likely read again and again. It’s hope and reassurance. Of remembering to be kind to ourselves as well as others, and that Lasagne may just be the thing we need!

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