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“Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves…” — Proverbs 31:8

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and
only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not
perish but have eternal life. (John 3: 16)

 When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. ⁴² In a loud voice she exclaimed: “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear! ⁴³ But why am I so favoured, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? ⁴⁴ As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.

Luke 1:41-44

I was lucky enough to take two weeks’ leave recently but found it quite challenging to fully step away from work because the final report of the National Curriculum and Assessment Review was published halfway through my holiday.

³⁰ Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’^[a] 31 The second is this: ‘Love your neighbour as yourself.’^[b] There is no commandment greater than these.” Mark 12: 30-31