The Hermit by David Torkington

The Hermit - Episode 10

The Hermit - Episode 9

The Hermit - Episode 8

The Hermit - Episode 7

The Hermit - Episode 6

The Hermit - Episode 5

The Hermit - Episode 4

The Hermit - Episode 3

Knowledge alone is not enough - Experiencing Love. James has been waiting eagerly for Peter’s second visit. He asks Peter to explain what he meant when he said that there is all the difference in the world between knowing that we are loved, and experiencing being loved. Peter describes how the experience of human love can change a person for the better. But he takes the analogy further, describing how God’s love can change us permanently for the better. James is left with the conviction that he has now to learn anew how to welcome God’s love into his  life and how to start again at square one, to begin again to learn how to pray.

The Hermit - Episode 2

A man who speaks with Authority.  It is James Robertson’s first meeting with Peter Calvay. James describes his initial impressions and admits to some misgivings and doubts that a hermit who had separated himself from the world could ever fully understand his predicament. He considers cutting his visit short, but when Peter begins to speak about the spiritual life with  confidence and conviction, James is left in no doubt that here indeed was a man who spoke with authority. Peter leaves James with his  memorable words, “Knowledge will never change anyone decisively and permanently for the better, but the experi¬ence of being loved will.

The Hermit - Episode 1

From Glasgow to Barra  (24min)  In the first episode, the hermit, Peter Calvay, introduces himself and describes his spiritual journey which led to him living  the eremitical life on a remote island off the Scottish Outer Hebrides. James Robertson,  the academic who visits Barra with the intention of seeking spiritual help from Peter, takes up the story. He describes how he came to know of Peter and how he persuaded him to see him over a period of a week. He describes his journey on the island plane landing on the famous cockleshell beach. He arrives filled with expectation of how Peter, the Hermit will change his life over the forthcoming week.