An Easter message from Brentford club chaplain, reverend Sarah Guinness | OneFootball

Easter is a time for renewal and new beginnings, but also reflection and gratitude.

Brentford's club chaplain, reverend Sarah Guinness, shares her thoughts on Easter Sunday.

“Looking back on nearly 12 months of being chaplain, spending time with staff and players at the Robert Rowan Performance Centre, I’ve learnt that mental resilience comes from allowing yourself to feel the highs or the lows of the win, and then having the discipline to move on quickly.

"I’ve also come to understand that an injury can change everything... and that the players eat a lot of omelettes for breakfast!

“The highs and lows of football aren’t dissimilar to the emotions of Holy Week, leading up to Easter Day. The Easter story holds in tension betrayal, fear, physical pain, silence and waiting with the hope, shock and joy that comes on Easter Sunday.

“It covers the very worst, the very best, and everything in between. And it’s this story of redemption, change and transformation that Christians live in.

“For me, faith is about holding the tension of suffering and trusting; it’s not about winning at life, nor is it a triumphant manifesto for people who have everything sorted.

"It’s a story that says there is nothing we have or will experience that is out of God’s reach, and that there is no life experience that is without hope and outside of what God can handle.

“Whatever the rest of this season holds for all Bees fans, I wish you a very happy Easter!”