Monthly Archives: February 2016

I am not supposed to talk about this, but I am going to anway, partly because I want to banish yet another taboo from my life and partly because there are many other people out there going through the same … Continue reading →

Gathering her brokenness, all of the things she had been told about herself, the things she herself had said, allowing them to hold her no longer, she ventured out, free now of conventions walls, vulnerable, determined, desperate, she sought the … Continue reading →

My dear heart, I see that you are feeling down today, that you feel battered and bruised and without much hope. I see your tears and feel your pain, but I have known you intimately for a long time, and … Continue reading →

Drive me deep into the desert, +  But do not leave me, + expose to me the hidden wonders of my soul, + But do not leave me, + meet me here, and help me to meet myself, my true … Continue reading →

A few weeks ago I had the honour and pleasure of conducting a simple and yet profound ritual for a very special member of our church at North Shore Blackpool. Belle comes to us with her wonderful mum Lynn and … Continue reading →

Even before the beginning of Lent I had been practising the art of letting go; in fact before Christmas I cleared an entire box ( large box) load of DVD’s and another of CD’s. They have been collected over a … Continue reading →

I am thinking about vulnerability, about how truly frail each and everyyone of us is. Our bodies are an intricate miracle, yet prone to breaking and hurting and often in need of healing. Our hearts minds and souls likewise, and … Continue reading →

marked with this symbol of  desire, reminded of my frail mortality, I am set free, to be and to become, I have turned,  returned, I am signed and sealed, a promise accepted, transformed, transforming, this ashen cross becomes for me a … Continue reading →

Lent Liturgies 2016 14th February Week 1: Loving and life giving God, as we stand poised on the edge of this desert season, we pray that you would lead us, teach us and guide us through the days ahead. GRANT … Continue reading →