We don’t talk enough about spiritual attack… and it’s very real

Curate Philippa Cook explains that the struggles we face in the day-to-day are often not just earthly.

Have you ever had that experience when you’re heading into a really important or busy season, and all of a sudden everything just seems to go ever so slightly (or sometimes catastrophically) wrong? The autumn term is an important time for lots of us. It’s often a time of renewed routines, new uniforms, and along with it a new sense of resolve. Perhaps you’re excited to have a little more time to read your Bible and to pray, to start that healthy eating program after a summer of BBQs, or to get organised at work. 

There’s very little that excites me more than the prospect of a new notebook and a chance to shake up the routine a bit, so this autumn was no different. Sadly, all of my determination was brought crashing down due to an outbreak of impetigo in our household. With the arrival of every painful skin sore, on both of my children and myself (thankfully not my husband who is already suffering with a broken finger), I felt the energy and enthusiasm for a new academic year ebbing away.