Monthly Archives: March 2017

Vulnerability; fear and otherness. A personal reflection

Although my Facebook feed is filling with Union Flags and statements like ” we are not afraid, and although the events at Westminster horrified mt yesterday I am not feeling particularly patriotic, not that I ever do really, but there … Continue reading

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Pray

How do I pray For this broken world… This world where right and wrong Have blurred edges ( rightly so), But wounds are fresh again, Always fresh, And my fears Are that we will build more walls, When we need … Continue reading

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On loving myself…. ( pondering John 4- Jesus encounter with the Samaritan woman)

Life can be strange at times, and living as one for whom depression is an ongoing, though not always debilitating condition has its own quirks and foibles, as anyone who lives with this condition can probably tell you. One of … Continue reading

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In search of the vulnerable God

Who are you O Lord, and who am I? This prayer or something similar is attributed to St Francis of Assisi, it reflected the ongoing seeking and soul searching that this humble Saint lived out following his life changing encounter … Continue reading

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mud, not ash…

today I walked, and mud replaced the ashes I had sought, mud and hills and an unknown path (to me), footsteps placed one before the other, carefully picking the path through boggy ground, and up a slippery incline, ascending and descending, … Continue reading

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Enter ( a reflection for Ash Wednesday)

enter, enter without fear, without trembling, enter to find yourself loved, received, delighted in, and in this space simply be, be to allow those things that hold you back to fall away, be to hear your excuses  stripped away, be to … Continue reading

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