"The good news of Christmas is that Jesus, the Word, whose coming among us we celebrate this night, will never tire of us. His infinite and all encompassing gaze fixes on the unique creation that’s each one of us to fill us with his hope." said Bishop Michael as he preached at Bath Abbey's Midnight Mass last night.
During his service he reflecting on the long-running radio show called ‘Desert Island Discs’. He said, "I’ve been thinking about ‘Desert Island Discs’ because I’ve wondered, if I could take just one section of the Bible with me to a desert island, which part of scripture would I choose? What words would have the depth and intensity to keep on offering me within them something new, something to discover. As I’ve thought about it, I’ve wondered whether the text I’d choose would be the Gospel Reading we just listened to, the first fifteen verses of the Gospel according to John."
Earlier in December, Bishop Michael also recorded his Christmas message for the diocese Bath Abbey.