Prayers online
During the Corona virus lockdown I was contacted by someone who was longing for communion with others in prayer, and we started streaming our morning prayer. It has been good for Andy and me...
Category: Spirituality
Why do we sing in many languages during our prayer?
Sometimes when we have new visitors to our community prayer, or we organise a prayer elsewhere, I’m aware that our use of many different languages in the songs may appear a little strange to...
The here and now
The other evening at the time of prayer I was alone and decided to have a time of quiet down by the river. It was one of those very hot days of this summer...
Hospitality IV
This is the final post in the Hospitality series. I can hardly wait to tell you the news: three new members are living with us. The next post will introduce them. Living generously Being...
Christ is risen!
I tried to dedicate Lent to pondering the question ‘why did Jesus have to die’. Or, maybe more accurately, questioning the question. My Lenten reading was the Stature of Waiting (W.H. Vanstone, 1982) alongside...
Light in the darkness
Early winter’s morning a single flame shines a little light. It brings the whole room to life shadows of angel chimes in the ceiling. The contrast makes darkness visible. Your light in every living...
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
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...
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...
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...
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