Sinaed O’Connor. No Doubt. Whitney. Love ’em all. The tears and the raised glasses of wine as we sing hopelessly out of pitch along to those powerhouses, putting into words and music our feelings of utter despondency and grief. Sugababes. Little Mix. Gloria. Raising the tempo. The high heels and the power dressing as weContinue reading “Breaking Up is Hard to Do”
Author Archives: Rebecca
Hildegard and I
Today is the Feast Day of St Hildegard, I picked up from Twitter this morning. I decided to make time to delve into my copy of her Scivias I had bought myself with my birthday spends, a nice reason to do so. Boy am I glad I did. So this woman was in a toughContinue reading “Hildegard and I”
A Prayer for Sunday 13th September 2020
Joy. Often fleeting. Often desired. Often missed. Spirit of Joy, stir in our hearts today and always. Lead us to moments of Joy throughout our daily experience, and highlight them as they appear. Raise our eyes from the dimness and the tears, the frustrations and the fear, to the moments of clarity and the secondsContinue reading “A Prayer for Sunday 13th September 2020”
But Do You Believe?
It’s been a big week here. My eldest child started High School. With 6 months of lockdown, limited transition, ASC and change being a big trigger, I had been rather dreading it! We had put lots of plans in place, worked mega hard to prepare him, and had lots of support from both schools involved.Continue reading “But Do You Believe?”
Zoomin’ to the Lord
Yesterday I experienced my first ‘Zoom’ church service. It was a 15 year anniversary celebration of a Fresh Expression church my husband had been involved in for some years. Many of the friendships seeded in that church are still important to us now so, despite me hating zoom, being half asleep from a three hourContinue reading “Zoomin’ to the Lord”
Prayers for Sunday 6th September 2020
God, we thank you for you for this time of Autumn, as September brings a new cycle of terms, seasons and courses. A time to pause. A time to reflect. A time to consider what truly matters. A time to tune in to what is really driving us. A time to gather our strength forContinue reading “Prayers for Sunday 6th September 2020”
Unity but at What Cost?
Another week, another dispute on church twitter, this time about an advert for a position for a leader in a religious organisation stating a genuine occupational requirement for the occupant to be a man. Why? Because there will be people under the remit of the role who cannot take leadership from a woman because ofContinue reading “Unity but at What Cost?”
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 meetContinue reading “A Prayer for Sunday 30th August 2020”
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.Continue reading “So Many Levels of Grief”
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, bodyContinue reading “Mind, Body and Spirit”
