Robert Cotton

Treasured quotations

“Glory be to God for dappled things – for skies of couple-colour…” (G M Hopkins)
“God said ‘I did not promise that you would not be tempested; I did promise that you would not be overcome’….” (Julian of Norwich)

Passages that inspire me

Psalms 23 (confidence), 42 (hope), 63 (longing) and 139 (trust)
John 2 (water into wine)
Romans 8 (nothing can separate us from the love of God …)

Historical figures who inspire

St Benedict (and his vows of obedience, stability and perpetual conversion)
Julian of Norwich (see above)

Staging posts on my way to Guildford

Maths and Philosophy degree at Oxford
Theological study in Belgium and Cambridge
12 years parish ministry before Guildford (arriving in 1996)

Unforgettable moment

Crossing the Pyrenees on the way to Santiago de Compostela while on sabbatical

At the end of the day

A pint of cool London Pride

To get the blood running faster

Liverpool (Football) and Wales (Rugby)

Desert Island discs include

JS Bach: Gigue Fugue
Will Todd: Mass in Blue

Significant others

Hilary (wife); Zoë and Michael; Treacle (black Labrador)

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