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2024 40 days of lent: day 2 – Muted

It is said that if a person loses one sense, the others become sharper to make up for it. Someone who is blind will often be able to discern more through hearing and smell than someone who has all their senses. On a smaller scale, someone who is trying to concentrate on what they areContinue reading “2024 40 days of lent: day 2 – Muted”

2024 40 days of lent: day 1 – Happy Galentine’s

Becoming a helpful tradition for me in lent, 40 days of drawing closer to God through writing. As ever, some will be long and some will be snapshots, but all will be God focused in some way. This year, Ash Wednesday, the first day of lent, has fallen on Valentine’s Day. Me, my housemates andContinue reading “2024 40 days of lent: day 1 – Happy Galentine’s”

The gift of choice

It’s Easter Saturday. A day of stillness, and the beginning of the celebrations that Jesus is not dead. It is a time of joy. If you choose to believe… Reflecting back on the Easter story, it strikes me how much choice plays a part. I don’t mean Jesus’ choice to endure the cross in orderContinue reading “The gift of choice”

Brutal – lent 2023

I’ve spent quite a little if time today listening to and reflecting on the story of Jesus’ death. The only way I can describe it is brutal. Jesus shares a meal with his closest friends. He shares bread and wine and some last advice, then he gets in his knees with a towell and washesContinue reading “Brutal – lent 2023”

WWJD – lent 2023

Today we held a Maundy Meal at church. We heard the account of the last supper from John’s Gospel and we ate together. We didn’t have a full blown passover meal. Instead, we had some delicious home made soup with bread, cheese and fruit. We also didn’t wash anyones feet. The gospel says how JesusContinue reading “WWJD – lent 2023”

I see the daffodils – lent 2023

It’s a sign of spring, seeing the sea of yellow as the daffodils spring up. It’s a sign that the cold of winter is moving into the warmth of summer. It’s a sign of new life, a fresh start. Using limited gardening knowledge, daffodils are planted as bulbs in September and break forth between FebruaryContinue reading “I see the daffodils – lent 2023”

By my side – lent 2023

Today’s post follows a similar theme to yesterday, but using a different passage from the bible. I want to look at a small passage written by Paul to Timothy, a young leader of the early church that Paul had mentored and who, based on the contents of the letters, needed encouragement in his ministry. TheContinue reading “By my side – lent 2023”

You don’t need to do it alone – lent 2023

In a previous blog post I wrote about an art exhibition by Iain McKillop that’s currently on show at Guildford Cathedral. I wrote about a picture of Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane, about him being alone. Today I had some time to look at the pictures again. I was reminded of a part ofContinue reading “You don’t need to do it alone – lent 2023”

Those who eat together… – lent 2023

I have lived in a number of different houses over the last 10 years. Some were student house shares, some were lodgings and some I was renting on my own. Some have been great, others were… difficult. But the one I am in now is a houseshare and I love it. When I tell peopleContinue reading “Those who eat together… – lent 2023”

Permission to fail – lent 2023

I have written before about shame. Its a topic I write about a lot because I think it is something a lot of people come up against and because shame is not godly. I have written about the need to bring things into the light so we don’t feel like we are hiding something. IContinue reading “Permission to fail – lent 2023”