How Many
Fri 9 February
How many of us live with anxiety, Walk around with fear in our eyes, How many of us smile with hurting hearts, How many of us are held back by …
Lyrical Riffs
Readings with repetitive, arresting phrases.Ages
Fri 9 February
Age has never been a restriction to you,Never a barrier or a box or a reason to disregard,There’s a queue of people in heaven,Abraham and Sarah, Elizabeth and Zechariah,Simeon and …
Praying | Seeking
Fri 2 February
PrayingLord you already know our needs,Our wants, and our longings and fears,But you want to hear us express themIn our own words and our own ways.Thank you that you are …
Longings
Thu 25 January
As the deer longs for water in a dry land,So we long for your voice and for the work of your hand.In the big and small things,In our moments of …
The Race
Thu 18 January
At times we may feel like a world class athlete,leading the way in this race of life,at other times we feel like the prodigal son,struggling home, disappointed with ourselves,full of …
Let There Be
Fri 12 January
(A confession of sorts) Then God said, “Let there be pets and holidays and work and phones and TVs and homes and cars and gadgets and fashion and commerce and …
The Cost
Fri 12 January
We’ll never know the cost,The price paid for all those animalsSacrificed down the ages,All those birds and livestockBought and sold and offeredFor people gone wrong.But we do know the costOf …
Breath
Wed 10 January
The ancient craftsmen of oldMade images from wood and stone,And breathed on them to bring life,To make them images of their gods.You took dust and crafted people,Carefully and lovingly,And then …
Psalm for a New Year
Fri 5 January
The Lord is my time managerknowing the moments ahead.He leads me though the minutes,the days, the weeks, the months,calling me to take times to breatheand rest, especially when it allbecomes …
A thought…
Fri 29 December 2023
I’m currently reading Tales of a Country Parish by Colin Heber-Percy – a thoughtful and uplifting collection of writings from 2020. As the book moves into winter of that year, …
Glimpsed
Fri 22 December 2023
Did Mary and Joseph catch a glimpse?Did they catch sight of the universeIn those wide, wondering eyes?Did they see the faces of thoseHe would support and comfort.Did they see the …
The Light Shines On
Tue 19 December 2023
The light shines in my darkness,And my darkness cannot put it out.The light shines in our chaos,And our chaos cannot put it out.The light shines in our fear and doubt,And …
Stars
Tue 19 December 2023
Those night lights keep speaking,Leading, guiding, predicting, assuring.For Abraham, a regular sign of the promise of God,his plans and presence and purpose.For David, forever looking at the skyTo remind himself …
Russian Doll
Fri 15 December 2023
Russian Doll What if Christmas were like a Russian doll,a thing of layers, brightly coloured on the outside –a Santa figure, concealing perhaps a snowman,concealing a reindeer (red-nosed of course),concealing …
Advent Candles
Fri 15 December 2023
Five candles flicker and glimmer in the fading light, casting lively images of light and shade on the ancient church walls. The door creaks and groans a little as it …
Our Nature
Mon 11 December 2023
I’m feeling a bit left out, said the sky,the clouds nodded, ‘We know what you mean,we used to be so interesting, butwe’ve been upstaged by a screen.’ The bushes and …
Quiet
Mon 4 December 2023
Silence is there all the time,the noises come and go andsome can be very insistent indeed,but when the noises stop we discoverthe silence has been there all the time.It’s often …
Lazarus
Mon 4 December 2023
Dusty, grey and cobwebbed,Suddenly blown by the winds of God,His tomb clothes ruffled and buffetedBy the voice of one beyond the grave.The call of his name stirring him,So that his …
Making Contact
Mon 4 December 2023
He runs with the others, looks like the others, smells like the others. But he knows that he’s not like them. His past hangs too heavy, like smog in his …
On Our Side
Tue 21 November 2023
Adam and Eve were led to believe,That they could choose to be in God’s shoes,Choosing wrong from right, darkness from light.Adam and Eve so sadly deceived,Not thinking straight, when tempted …