The shore

I am starting a new job this week and am excited about a whole new position, something I have never tried before. A bit nervous too because I don’t want to make a mess of it not just for myself but because my job involves helping people in many countries who live in dire poverty. They remind me that the world is one place. The image of the beach comes from our holiday last week at Port Willunga in South Australia. I spent time gazing across the water, Experts tell us that we are still ignorant of much of what happens beneath the surface of the oceans. Now I am ready to embark on a voyage of discovery, thinking of the old prayer of fisher folk: ‘Lord your sea is so big and my boat is so small.’