Seeing Beyond with Shona - 18 June 2026

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Reverend Shona reflects on how the people who challenge us can sometimes be the ones who help shape us the most — like sandpaper revealing the beauty in a sculpture.

She reminds us to look at the difficult people in our lives differently, and ask what they might be teaching us about ourselves.
18 Jun English South Africa Religion & Spirituality

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