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As we begin to welcome guests back into our City-Centre Project building, and look towards rebuilding our more regular services following the upheaval of the past year, Clare O'Sullivan shares some of the things that we at Glasgow City Mission are looking forward to about the prospect of incrementally returning to long-anticipated degrees of normality.

Chaplain Marion Carson reflects on the words of Paul in the book of Romans and ponders some of the realities life can often bring; times of joy and times of sadness.

This week, Charles Maasz offers some thought-provoking insights into the various prohibitions of day to day life that can prevent us from reaching our full potential.

Project Worker Anthea is a qualified counsellor, and has been working with guests on a one to one basis during lockdown. Read her powerful take on how anger is very often an indicator of a larger picture, with the root cause stretching back as far as childhood, and how working through these emotions can relieve an individual from feeling like their future will be defined by their past.

Clare O'Sullivan, Urban Coordinator in our City Centre Project building, draws parallels between the joy of a new found hobby, and the Hand of God moving in the lives of our guests as we look forward to better and brighter times.

This week, Elyse talks about the importance of food and hospitality and the impact they have had during this year's season at the Overnight Welcome Centre.

Marion Carson takes encouragement from the story of Moses and draws parallels with the outlook of the Hebrew people and how our outlook might be during these difficult times.

 I am the marketing and fundraising manager at Glasgow City Mission and I’ve been reflecting on the impact Covid-19 has had on my working life. As a result of the pandemic I’ve been reading more books [...]

As we continue to navigate through this challenging time of lockdown and restriction, and with the tentative and daring hope of vaccination increasingly growing, Glasgow City Mission CEO Charles Maasz draws real-life parallels with this scripture from the Psalms and reminds us that our greatest hope is even bigger than the restoration of normal life.

Elyse MacKinnon reflects on the role that she and others play in ensuring guests at the Overnight Welcome Centre are greeted with the love, respect and kindness that is being asked of us as followers of Christ.

As we pass the half-way point of the first month in the new year, James Hawthorn from the Child & Family Centre highlights some key moments from our work in Govan during 2020.

The following is a prayer written by Glasgow City Mission Chaplain Marion Carson:   Gracious God, In these days of isolation and darkness We remember that you are always with us. You never leave us. Thank [...]

As we enter a new level of increasingly tight restrictions, Marion Carson encourages us to look at the opportunity presented before us during these challenging times.