Jonah Jumps Ship

An extended take on the adventures of Jonah, a prophet who recorded his wayward and meandering mission in his book in the Bible.   God said to Jonah, I’ve a job for …

Heart, Soul, Mind, Strength

May my soul praise you Lord,May my heart turn towards you,May my mind be filled with your thinking,May my strength be renewed as I wait on you.I cannot do these …

Vengeance Most Fowl

In the latest instalment of the continuing saga of Wallis and Gromit, Wallis invents a helpful robot which he calls Norbot. And in a delightful scene he enthusiastically tells Gromit …

The Name that Saves

Journeying from heaven toearth, he came toseek and to save and to serveus, knowing how wayward, flawed andso very fickle we are. The jarring words of hisenemies did not deter …

Always With Us

Lord there are times when the darkness looms so large,And things seem difficult.It can be hard to sense you and to feel hopeful.Thank you for your promise that you are …

Worship

The hills give witness with their size and stature,The valleys with their winding crannies and nooks,The lambs with their playful and reckless cavorting,The hedgerow webs with their tapestries glistening.The bite …

Maria – Success and Longings

The film Maria tells the story of the last week of the life of opera singer Maria Callas. After years of fame and adulation Maria is now alone with her …

Not Alone

To know something of what it meansTo step out of the traffic,To come in out of the storm,When life’s weather is raging,Inside and out, upside and down.I sense I am …

Conclave – What we do…

When the Pope dies unexpectedly all the Cardinals gather in the Vatican to vote for a new leader. However, there is division between those of a more conservative persuasion and …

The Presentation of Jesus

by James Clarke “Hello I’m Jacob, one of the volunteers here in Jerusalem’s great Temple. I guide people to theright places, stop some going where they shouldn’t, only a few …

Wilderness

‘I’ve come to think that humility is over-rated,’ the shadowy figure in the wilderness said, kicking at the stones at his feet.‘I mean look at you, out here, bedraggled, alone, …

Confession

Love is patient and kind, though I admit I often find,My patience is in very short supply,Though it’s something I don’t choose, I quietly blow a fuse,When life does not …

Following

Save me from trying to make you follow meWhen you have invited me to follow you.Save me from trying to make you fit into my plansWhen you know the plans …

The Six Triple Eight – Letters of Hope

The film The Six Triple Eight tells the powerful and true story of the 6888th Battalion of the Women’s Army Corp. These 855 women of colour were assigned the overwhelming yet vital …

Worship

As those wise travellersBent the knee before that wide-eyed curious child,Worshipping the tiny new king,I wonder what words they used.When you were so new,So fresh to this world,Did they recite …

Waiting

In the nights and the days, In the noise and the quiet, In the joy and the sorrow, In the peace and the storms…We wait…For the light of the new birth…And for the …

Travelling & Peace

Travelling Lord Jesus you have travelled so many roads in this world,You travelled the way of adulation and success,Feeding thousands who wanted to make you king.You travelled the way of …

Reminders

The God who gazed on chaos, who looked on nothing,And called out order and a beautiful something.The God who led his people through the wildernessWith the promise of a better …

Mary’s Tale

by James Clarke “It must be 5, no, six years since that glorious Pentecost morning when the Holy Spirit set us on fire to share the great news of Jesus’ …