Author: anna

Breathing in the Divine 0

Breathing in the Divine

Did you know that your very first and your last breath in this life are prayer? I came across this thought in a video where Richard Rohr spoke about the Yahweh prayer. Apparently the...

One thing I ask 0

One thing I ask

In the summer while travelling and staying with people it seemed very difficult to maintain a pattern of personal prayer. I more or less manged to do a bit of reading and reflection in...

It is for freedom that Christ set us free 0

It is for freedom that Christ set us free

After a long and relaxing summer holiday we are back to learning what life can be for us at the Lunesdale Community. We are still just our family of four, but butterflies flutter in...

Post Scriptum 0

Post Scriptum

The small provisional community has come to an end, and we all feel a little bit down; the house seems quiet and empty and the common meals and prayer times have lost the sense...

For all the right reasons 1

For all the right reasons

Lunesdale Community House has made me feel very welcome. It holds me in a friendly embrace, and being so soundly built, feels safe even in all the foul weather we have had recently. The...

Poem “Morning Prayer” 0

Poem “Morning Prayer”

I close the doors to stop the draft and still myself in front of the icon of the cross. Inside me there is a flame flickering. Candle wax runs like molten glass and the...

Welcoming people! 0

Welcoming people!

The Walker family are becoming more settled and are longing for other people to join them in community. Some future events to make note of: 29 – 31 January: Community Weekend 15 February –...

Sharing our table in a challenging time 0

Sharing our table in a challenging time

In the midst of the flooding and power cuts in Halton on Sunday, we shared our gas cooker and a substantial stock of melting ice cream with people from the cohousing. A frightening morning...

Desert or paradise 1

Desert or paradise

Have you had a look at what Halton is like yet? The surrounding area is very beautiful with the Lune Valley (Lunesdale!) and the hills. It is a place that awakens the senses to...

Steps in the right direction 0

Steps in the right direction

Our interest in community life stems from the experience of staying in the Taizé Community as young volunteers, and it has been confirmed along the way by visits to other communities. One of the...