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At the moment I am painting. My canvas are the walls of my room. It is at times frustrating but I hope to see the benefit of the effort when it is finished. To be honest I am not loving enamel paint and how hard it is to get off your skin. Also challenging isContinue reading “Every canvas is a story to be appreciated”

The Prophet Amos talks about corruption. He is highly critical of those who ‘trample on the needy’ and those who throw ‘integrity to the ground.’ He talks of a ‘famine not of bread, a drought not of water, but of hearing the word of God’. It is very much a treatise on justice and theContinue reading

What is your truth? I thought this was a challenging but possible question until yesterday. Then I was having a conversation and I mentioned how we can’t say that our view or experience of a person is their true self as others may experience them differently. But whilst I believe that, I do think weContinue reading “The voice of truth”

In the Gospel of Matthew we read (6: 5-6): And when you pray, do not imitate the hypocrites; they love to say their prayers standing up in the synagogues and at the street corners for people to see them. I tell you solemnly, they have had their reward. But when you pray, go to yourContinue reading “to pray in secret …”

Feeling like you do not matter is the worst feeling in the world. It is worse than pain (physical or emotional) and leads to a darkness that is so deep it seems endless. We often respond to those questioning with ‘Of course you matter’ as if this is the most obvious reality in existence. ButContinue reading “Why do we matter?”

What is your truth? Do you know? In one of the Gospels it says that the Spirit of Truth will come and lead us to the Truth. It is not in the mind, not in the heart but in the soul. We talk about mindfulness. We talk about the importance of honouring or at leastContinue reading “Truth starts in the soul”

We offer our prayers to the grieving families of the victims of the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas. In the words of Steve Kerr (Golden State Warriors Coach) ‘we should never become numb to this’. This horrific loss of life should touch our hearts and souls as we stand in disbelief at theContinue reading “And a sword will pierce your soul too …”

Whom do you follow? Thinking about the words of Our Lord’s Prayer I was drawn to the line ‘lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil’. As humans we are drawn to those who have the capacity to lead. In ancient times we followed leaders into battle, today we follow leaders into aContinue reading “Lead us not into temptation …”

In the Gospel of Matthew we read the the Parable of the ten bridesmaids. There are 5 wise and 5 foolish who go out to meet the bridegroom. They become weary and fall asleep. When the shout goes out that he is coming the wise trim their wicks and use the oil they have brought.Continue reading “Did you remember your oil?”

No other death in history has had the everlasting impact of Jesus. This moment in time forever shapes our world. This act. This sacrifice. This moment we remember brings us the gift of hope. A gift we wake up to every day. Gift is such a common word. Who doesn’t love a gift? But weContinue reading “What is our gift to God this Easter?”