Monthly Archives: December 2015

New Year turns, covenants and promises..

As the Christmas season rolls on we have reached the great countdown towards 2016, some people have been planning their party for weeks, months even and are looking forward to a night of fun and friends. Others like me will … Continue reading

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Still Christmas, always Christmas…

Today I have done absolutley nothing, well I have managed to get out of bed, done some reading, drunk lots of tea, watched some films and done a bit of reading. I have actually enjoyed the day, and as I … Continue reading

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Light and Shadow

I struggle with Christmas, I know that it is an unpopoular thing to say but I find it to be filled with stresses and expectations that I could do without. I don’t like the commercialism or the perculiar demands placed … Continue reading

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Grace to love myself…..

It is almost Christmas Day, and this week I am taking my day off today, pausing in the midst of the rush and taking some time out to clean, to prepare and to gather myself together. Over the last few … Continue reading

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From darkness to light…..

time rolls on the year flows from darkness into light, but tonight we pause acknowledging the shadows embracing the dark, then we turn and in the turning we recieve life afresh, her possibilities stir unseen below the surface of the earth, … Continue reading

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Waiting…..

What were you waiting for? You who swam snug and warm, cushioned in amniotic fluid, what were you waiting for? And why did you chose such a, perilous precarious entry? Did you want to experience that first sharp intake of … Continue reading

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Loves song ( pondering Zephaniah 3: 14-20)

This song pours over my soul, like a stream over parched ground, as a soft breeze it caresses me. stirring me to hunger for life…   Deep in my soul, something awakens, as the eternal refrain rises and falls with … Continue reading

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Prepare….

into the desert places of my soul, wild words echo, prepare, prepare, awake prepare, for life and light are drawing near and heavens gentle kiss of love is earthward bound, open your eyes, see the God revealing signs all about … Continue reading

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another way ?

Christmas adverts cry out peace, peace, love, contentment, joy…. trees sparkle, hearts warm, songs are sung, over and over… but an icy wind is blowing, war, bombs, war, compassion is limited, love is boundaried, joy is fleeting, hope darkens… and … Continue reading

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