The Portal June 2014 | Page 5

Snapd ragon THE P RTAL June 2014 Page 5 We really do love Her M y better half tells me that Iā€™m too pessimistic, too cynical, too quick to look for the negative. She is absolutely right, and she should know ā€“ she has to live with my all-too-human foibles 24/7. I assume that the towels will have been left wet on the bathroom floor again before I have a bath, and that the postman will be late today ā€“ again. I can be relied upon to bring down an uplifting event and spot the cloud in a clear blue sky. When it comes to the Church, it is not difficult to be cynical and pessimistic and negative. Therefore there is always goi