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Illness and Incarnation
My feet have been up for most of today. I had some minor surgery yesterday, and if I stand for too long, my bruised big toes start to throb. Did Jesus’ side wound throb when he had walked for too long? When he reached Emmaus was he holding on to the flesh above his hip,…
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A Prayer for Sunday 30th August 2020
The Spirit is moving. Let us act. God, a new time is coming. Lockdowns are lifting, schools and buildings are reopening, steps toward life as we used to know it continue. Tentatively. Cautiously. With trepidation. The Spirit is moving. Let us act. God, bring us together, give us the strength to support eachother and meet…
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So Many Levels of Grief
The blank stare. The puffy eyes. The pile of blankets and the listlessness. Grief and sadness are setting up camp for a while. We’ve all lost so much through Covid-19. People, opportunities, livelihoods. Cracks have widened and things we could cope with before we just can’t now. Loss underpins everything. We should be doing this.…
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Mind, Body and Spirit
I have body issues. I spent a lot of time in my 20s with bad theology, learning that spirit was good, body was bad. I am now spending time in my 30s with more gracious theology and the learning of more holistic approaches to therapy training behind me, that without a balance of mind, body…
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A Prayer for Sunday 23rd August 2020
Father, sometimes we don’t know if we’re doing more harm than good. Yet you call us to speak truth to power. Jesus, sometimes we don’t know if we’re causing more pain than we should. Yet you turn the table alongside us. Me, I sometimes just want to be quiet, still my words and hold my…
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Justin’s Story: Part Five
Welcome to Part Five, the final part of Justin’s week taking over the Blog – and dare I say it, I think he’s saved the best ’til last. The ending sends shivers up my spine every time! Find him on Twitter at @thejustingriggs, go say Hi and Well done! – R I recently learned that…
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