In Depth:  Lucy Honeysett

Lucy Honeysett

I am nothing by myself. That’s not a very cheery opener, is it?

I wonder if you sometimes feel like nothing. Nothing in comparison to others. Nothing left to give. Those of us in the caring profession can easily feel like there’s nothing left in the tank - exhausted and at the end of our resources is a common and difficult feeling.

Lucy Honeysett

I don’t think I’ll ever tire of telling this story a carer shared with me.

While providing a young person care, the carer prayed silently in her heart for him. They were well known to one another and enjoyed their times together. He had learning and physical disabilities and like all those she cared for, she longed for him to know her Lord. As she silently prayed, not speaking a word or moving her lips, the boy asked, ‘who are you talking to?’ She replied, ‘I’m talking to God’. The boy seemed delighted and asked her to keep going!

Lucy Honeysett

How do we respond to Parliament’s decision to progress a bill to legalise assisted suicide? We don’t despair.

God has heard our prayers, He is sovereign, and we approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need (Heb. 4:16).