50 reflections, each complete, 400 to 500 words in length and written over the course of a year - from July 2021 to July 2022 - a year of bowel cancer, stroke, covid 19 and macular degeneration for the author. 'Gut Responses'' to events, situations and opportunities experienced by the author in his semi rural New Zealand setting, as well as the more general world-situation. Written from a Christian perspective to encourage thoughtful responses on the part of readers to their own situations and life-experiences.