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A Prayer for Sunday 1st November 2020
God of all, God of now, hear our prayer. There is so much uncertainty in the air. We are unclear, confused, with worries for the near future and fears for what lies ahead. Still us and calm our troubled souls. In this time of raging waters, be our anchor. In…
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A Prayer for Sunday 25th October 2020
God, you are good. You are so good. Goodness is you and goodness is in you. I thank you for goodness, for all that is is and all that you are. God I thank you for all the expressions of your goodness. For all the ways you tend to us…
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Online or Offline, it’s all Church to Me …
As the conversations around reopening Church buildings get more and more intense, so do the conversations around Online church. Has it been the poorer relation all along. Is it sustainable? Or has it been fully embraced? Has it been recognised for the power and inclusivity it has in it’s own…
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A Prayer for Sunday 18th October 2020
God, there is so much sadness in the world, I thank you for times of howling laughter with my son who shares my sense of humour to the letter. God, there is so much pain in the world, I thank you for times of gentle hugs with my daughter who…
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The Lioness Within
She rests. Watches. Waits. Her brood continue their merry lives around her, oblivious to the weighty responsibility of feeding and caring for the pride that she bears. She holds still, conserving the energy she will need for the moment … She rises, bolts. Runs like the wind, fiercly, boldly. Grabs…
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When She Comes to Walk with Me
This weekend was a hard one. I could barely walk. My neighbour, a lovely gentleman who cares for his Mother, had noticed I had been struggling and came round to gift me a three wheeled walker his parents had bought but barely used. The enabling gift to help me was…
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A Prayer for Sunday 11th October 2020
God of all, in us and with us, we need your help this day. Help us to bring joy, not pain. Help us to know our limits, not push past them. Help us to reach out, not wither inward. Help us to seek others, not seek solitude. Help us to…
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On World Mental Health Day 2020
I see I know I understand I weep I grieve I hope I wrestle I fear I try I fall I rise I rest I laugh I fight I fail I stop I pause I wait I pray I am I Am Peace be with you
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A Prayer for Sunday 4th October 2020
God, you are just incredible. You are beyond words. You have so much to give, so much to bless us with, so many ways to hold us and care for us. So much beauty to give us. A birdsong, a rainbow, a lover’s touch, a text from a friend, a…
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Mobility Aids and Making the Best
My son looked at me deadly seriously last night and said ‘Mummy, I’m a bit worried about you, since lockdown you’ve turned into a Granny’. He’s not wrong. I was walking around in six layers, two of them crochet. Actually, I wasn’t walking, I was doing a kinda shuffle/hobble thing,…
Deconstructing Church 