Curate Conundrums

  Writing this sermon the term ‘stumbling block’ kept coming into my mind so I’m going to run with it. Can you think of something that’s been a stumbling block to you? Something or someone that’s stood in your way? As someone who is blessed with the hand eye co-ordination of a blind sloth, stumbling blocks are something that I regularly have to deal with. In fact if you chopped off one of my hands when I stumble, I doubt it would make much difference. I have a hand-eye co-ordination disability called ‘Dyspraxia’ or as it was called when my dad was little ‘clumsy child syndrome.’ It affects my hand-eye co-ordination, my speech, and my fine and gross motor skills. I don’t mean the difference between a BMW and a Nissan Micra, I mean small and large movements. So stumbling is something I’m used to. But also other people’s attitudes have been a stumbling block for me too, and I’m sure all of us can think of examples, and here’s one from my experience. A long long time ago, i...