“The Sleeping warrior” Arran.
After waiting, Pentecost discovery.
We spend so much of our lives waiting. We start waiting with expectation and excitement, but as time goes on, we can lose energy and hope. We are still waiting, but we can become less trusting. We worry about what can go wrong, rather than being hopeful about what might change for the better. Today…
Yearning for justice.
There is so much injustice here and around the world- people at the back of the queue for surgery, trapped in a cycle of spiralling debt repayments, homeless on our streets, people facing discrimination and exploitation, languishing in refugee camps or facing persecution. So many people face prejudice and injustice because of where they were…
Never give up!
I have been doing some DIY with my new electric screwdriver. To say that things have not gone well, would be an understatement. I have a number of tasks in my pending file. My assignment this week was to put the pole back in my wardrobe- it having fallen off, with my clothes down at…
Exploding fish!
My cooker is not working just now, so I have been using the microwave more. I tried to cook fish, but you can see what happened. It started off well, but then there was a bang, and there were bits of fish all over the place. It didn’t smell brilliant either. My cooking skills are…
Beautiful souls.
In recent weeks, a number of friends have passed away. The world seems an impoverished place because of their loss. They were people of creativity and positivity, of grace and faith. They were a joy to spend time with, to learn from, to be inspired by. Their Christian faith shone from them. I pray for…
Dawn- every day a new beginning.
It sounds so obvious, but every day is a new beginning. The temptation can be to dwell in the past, to go over old memories, for them to dominate our priorities and decision making. Of course our experiences shape our character and our choices. We give thanks for what is good, and lament over the…
Easter hope is real!
It just after Easter Sunday, such a meaningful time in the Christian calendar. We have journeyed with Jesus though days of confusion, betrayal, violence and mocking. We have seen him die on a wooden cross at Golgotha, even though he was innocent of any crime. We have wept over the cruelty and arrogance of humanity.…
Healing in holy week.
Holy week is a remarkable time in the Christian calendar, a time when we reflect on the last week of Jesus’ life on earth and beyond. When you read the gospel narratives with fresh eyes, there is so much to take in, times of excitement, the unexpected, of questioning, betrayal, violence, tragedy, and then possibilities…
Lent and poetry.
Lent is a time of questioning and reflection- such a meaningful time in the Christian calendar. We think of Jesus in the desert for 40 days and 40 nights, of the temptations he faced in this wilderness time. And we make space to take time out to reflect in prayer and meditation. We pray that…
Playing giant tetris with boxes!
I have been a little quiet recently, as moving house was a tiny bit more stressful than I anticipated. After my painting phase, I have moved onto my redistributing boxes period. Strangely I seem to have more boxes than space. You move one tower of containers from one side of the room to another, only…
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