Today I sat in my garden in the glorious sunshine that seems to have been absent for so long. Potential signs of the end of winter, the promise perhaps of spring. As I sat supping my cup of tea, closing my eyes to drink in the warmth of the sun, the delicate tune of a […]
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Luke 1 v 26 – 38 An Angel appears to Mary Not an everyday occurrence for a young girl going about her daily business. Quite a shock in fact. But her response to the visit and announcement of an angel probes my reactions to circumstances I may not be expecting. Mary begins her response to
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In the previous resource I suggested how we might read the Psalms differently. Here is another way you could try. Read the same Psalm again, preferably, but not necessarily out loud, but this time change the emphasis as you do so. Not in any particular order but emphasise the words used to refer to God,
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Welcome to the first entry of thoughts. It’s challenging to know where to begin in a world where words are many and life is too busy to read most of them. It’s tempting to begin with Covid and all that we are learning from this new view of day to day reality. It’s tempting to
While the Psalms are all beautiful poetry in their own right, there are ways to read them which help to engage with them on a more relational level. This resource and the following one, give you a couple of suggestions. Choose a Psalm and read it slowly out loud. Allow yourself to stop on words
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