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...perhaps we are glimpsing the imaginative stirrings, in some, of a Celtic soul, a Celtic consciousness... more» -
every living cell in and of its self
frets and chafes for Life... more» -
The wonder and the mystery of this gospel lection, and of Jesus' life, lie not only in how he gives his body as a sacred space but also in how he calls us to be his body in this world. more» -
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When time has gone
And Christians find an honest voice
To sing an honest song
travelers will come again... more» -
Has God forgotten the children,
has he left and turned out the light?
Can we believe to find him in the darkness,
can the children see him at all? more» -
The new song we would sing on Christmas morning is more a lullaby than a national anthem, it is a quiet, thankful song that longs for peace and rest and comfort, it is a song that sings of grace. more» -
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We stand in solidarity with all who wait for justice
We wait in solidarity with all who wait for their human rights to be recognized... more» -
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Thank you for all the presents,
the sweet, ordinary things -
elbows, chocolate,
toothbrushes and running shoes... more» -
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bird on a wire
let me hear your song
bird on a wire
you can do no wrong
for your singing is
as love to me more» -
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(Advent 2b: Isaiah 40:1-11, Mark 1:1-8)I am sure that each of us has at some point tossed a stone into a lake and seen ripple after ripple come from the epicentre, the place where the stone hits the more» -
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For the generosity of children
I give thanks'
for the way children believe
miracles can visit them,
I give thanks. more» -
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It is difficult, and often frightening, to let go of what has been received as truth... more» -
It is a story of fragile hope then and now, for we live in unpredictable times. It was ever thus... more» -
At night it was light and from the bed in my grandparent's house, I could look through the open curtains to the ocean and watch the midnight sun. more» -
This will pass like the sun rising.
This will pass like a breath of wind
across the face of a leaf... more»
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