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Living the prayer
Tonight’s Living the Questions discussion is about prayer. The course is in general very good, as well as being challenging and downright uncomfortable in places. I think it is useful for us to look carefully at our beliefs and our … Continue reading
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Tagged doubt, faith, God, hope, Living the Questions, Prayer, spirituality, theology
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Sunday Best
God……… are you there? Or here…….or where? Will you listen to my soul….. or help me find a heart? Lord….. of this day, of my life…. Help me to let go and love and accept and include all your creatures … Continue reading
A lifetime as a woman
A bit obvious you might think – A lifetime as a woman – of course that is what it is. I am not going to get into a discussion of transgender issues, don’t know enough about it. But I do … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, Eldership, Equality, God, justice, ordination, secularism, state and Church, women
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A Blessing
This is for everyone, but especially for those who are celebrating Anniversaries and for those who have special sorrows. God’s blessing be yours, and well may it befall you; Christ’s blessing be yours, and may you be well treated; the … Continue reading
Search engines
Search engines have always tended to confuse me. But over the years I have got better at typing in keywords and even phrases or questions, to help me get to the places that will have the information I need. It’s … Continue reading
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Tagged blogging, dogs, God, internet, keywords, search engines, spirituality
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Another wise saying
I’m with Augustine when he said that if you think you understand God it is not God. In other words, God cannot be fully understood.
Epiphany
Epiphany: is it about showing God’s gift of love to humankind? Or is it about realising God’s gift of loving me? Both. And all the more of an epiphany because of that.
Worth thinking about space
This poem of RS Thomas helps me to think about what God as a concept actually means. And about what it means to relate to God. Why no! I never thought other than That God is that great absence In … Continue reading
God is wherever
God is wherever you want to find Her. And yes, I know the feminine pronoun is contentious for some. But it is there to act as a kind of wake-up call. If I have learnt anything this week, it is … Continue reading
Faith
As surely as the tide returns to the shore, the bird to its nest; as surely as the sun runs its course, so surely do I, your God and Lover return to you. I will not leave you bereft. I … Continue reading