The Long Road to Peace

Being carried by something Greater than Ourselves

Elizabeth Oldfield holds a master’s degree in theology and the arts and spent the early part of her career at the BBC in television and radio. She is an experienced communicator who appears on various platforms, including in The New York Times and BBC One. She is host of the podcast “The Sacred.”

Elizabeth Oldfield lives a Christian spirituality that engages with our world. In Radio evolve we speak with her about a trust that roots us in life and allows us to grow in spirit.

In an interview with evolve, she says: “Usually, there's an important thing to care about. But there's a relationship between the sense of trust in something other than myself and the way that allows a certain humility. At its best, healthy spiritual practices right sizes us and helps us to realize, we're not God. I find it a tremendous relief not to be God. And trusting that there is a deep Love that is stronger than death allows me to realize, it would be arrogant to think all of this is my problem. But something in here is mine to do. I have been created with a particular set of gifts and talents that the world needs. That full aliveness is one of the filters that we can use to work out what to do in these times when everything is burning. What can I personally rescue from the fire of modernity and take forward? And trusting. Of course, my tiny contribution is not enough, but that's not my problem, because there is something bigger to trust in.”