What matters is faith.
That makes its power felt through love.
Whatsoever you saith.
If true to yourself, your voice will rise like a dove.

I know Thorney Island, this is where I live, work and tarry.
Here surrounded by marsh, Aldrich had a vision of St Peter and built a church.
Here St Peter’s Abbey was founded in the seventh century.
Here St Edward began building the Abbey as a royal burial church.

Here a week before Edward died his church was consecrated.
Here he was buried.
Here was the present Abbey by Henry the Third constructed.
Here until 1539:the Benedictine monks lived and here were monarchs crowned and married.

But we know so little of St Edward buried in Anglo Saxon mists yet revered as a saviour.
Save listening patiently, generosity to the church and to the poor.