Writing
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It's been a long time
since this knee could bend... more» -
you draw pink and orange spring flowers
kneeling on the concrete slab
I experiment with charcoal
sit on the cold glass table more» -
Religious poetry can and should sometimes be the prophetic stone in liturgy's comfortable slippers... more» -
The sun is setting on Assynt, in the North West corner of Scotland. Orange light warms a cold April... more»
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My understanding of Jesus' life in contrast is 'be open to the wounds of humanity', and even more than that 'be open to being wounded by humanity's agony for in that you will become more fully human'. more» -
Now I am not a believer that the Sabbath principle means it has to be Sunday, but I do believe it is an important principle to leading a sustainable life. more» -
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Both times I have travelled the Camino de Santiago de Compostela, I have become aware of the importance of gratefulness, the need to consciously be thankful for all the good, all the blessings I receive that comes each day my way. more»
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try and describe the softest thing
a tree's sheen of green
in spring
a cloud drifting - only blue behind -
the breath of a new baby... more» -
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Stress and distress, crisis on crisis,
mind, body and spirit cannot take much more... more» -
High classical trees that cool
people who visit
the science museum
of Benjamin Franklin
in the summer season
and who loll on the grass
with homeless people
like lionesses
while grand children
play on the swans and
the giant First Nation people
at Logan Circle more» -
John's Gospel is famously unique for its seemingly 'loose' treatment of history.... more» -
This is Camelot, the Isle of Avalon, a place of disappeared kingdoms, myth, intentional well-being, religious and New Age pilgrimage. more» -
I never knew my mother
was a dancer and a lover... more» -
My mother used to say
she didn't know why she
carried me for nine months
when my father could have

spat me out in one day.
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...why did this speak to you?
This stone, or shell, or piece of glass -
its shimmer, shape or hue? more» -
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IntercessionI intercede for you who needs an encounter,with Christ.I intercede for myself; may I know todayJesus as lover of my soul.I intercede for my world; may it bedrawn to unityI intercede for more» -
Lord, when my season is joy, let me celebrate
and be thankful;
When my season is pain, let me discover
you healing me... more» -
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A visitor from New Zealand comes to call and eggs are cooked on a makeshift stove... more»
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