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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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Travelling is in the DNA of most New Zealanders. Over a million of them live overseas and thousands holiday around the world each year. Families love nothing better than packing up the tent, caravan or camper van and hitting the road to enjoy some R and R. If you've got an iconic V Dub, all the better. more» -
A visitor from New Zealand comes to call and eggs are cooked on a makeshift stove... more» -
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The heavy cries of the swooping seagulls fell silent and a chill crept into the air as the Moon came between us and the Sun. The deep shadow, which formed first in the North Atlantic, swept up into the Arctic and at the North Pole became no more. As the recent solar eclipse reached totality and the irridescent crown of the corona surrounded the sun, words from Pádraig Ó Tuama's poem, In-between the sun and moon came to mind... more» -
Hilary finds an antidote to unpredictable weather... more» -
the starry cathedral sky
scattered sparks of desert sand
merged into an orange molten hand
fingers coloured the gleaming night... more» -
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Darkened sky,
torrential rain,
roiling thunder
exploding overhead,
road corner flooding within minutes... more» -
New Zealand has a history of criminal trials and subsequent resolutions exposing miscarriages of justice. more» -
I saw it on the Salisbury Centre stall.
It was the shape that drew me - simple and symmetrical.
Carefully I picked it up and turned it round
to savour its perfection. more» -
Contemplative experience is profoundly personal. The practice is about entering an inner vulnerability that may, mysteriously, reveal a sense of transcendent wholeness. more» -
A first candle:
Light, as breath,
bringing life to
islands, sky and sea.
For creations gift,
our prayer and praise. more» -
Letting go,
hands open,
a gentle push
and a wicker basket
carrying treasured cargo
floats down the Nile. more» -
There is something blissfully solitary about train journeys unless you feel minded to share stories with the traveller seated opposite who is, like you, bored with paperback melodramas, texting the world and fleeting fields. more» -
The record of post-colonial deconstruction across Asia, Africa and the Middle East has illustrated the ultimate futility of military might and associated political advantage being a conveyor of cultural values and technology. more»
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Youthful midsummers were filled with heady playtimes, swimming with dolphins and dancing with seals, searching for crabs and other sea creatures in rock pools…our footsteps and shadows sending them into hiding. more» -
I have just read a headline in the New Zealand Herald (6 June 2014) in which All Black coach Steve Hansen describes Jerome Kaino as "a caged animal" who will be doing all that he can to prove that he is at home among the big beasts of the international game. more»
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World leaders and the media are speaking and writing much about 276 schoolgirls kidnapped over a month ago by Islamist militant group Boko Haram in Nigeria. more» -
It is decent and honourable to commit ourselves anew to creating a world in which all that is good and precious and shining will grow and flourish. more»