The other morning I was up early. I’m not usually a morning person, but on this particular morning I was up and active early (and slightly tired). And I got the opportunity to see the sky change from dark to slightly grey and then a glorious sun rise. It was beautiful and breathtaking – cloudsContinue reading “2024 40 days of lent: day 6 – New every morning”
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2024 40 days of lent: day 5 – For God so loved the world…
John 3:16 is one of the most well known and frequently quoted bible verses (in my experience, I haven’t done a detailed study!) It says, ‘God so loved the world that he sent his only Son that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have everlasting life.’ It is a good Bible verse, especiallyContinue reading “2024 40 days of lent: day 5 – For God so loved the world…”
2024 40 days of lent: day 4 – Time Out
My brain is a little fuzzed this evening. The way things have worked out recently, proper days off don’t come easily, I have to properly plan them in. I’m sure I’m not alone in that. It is so easy to be tempted into working, either for our paid job if we are fortunate enough toContinue reading “2024 40 days of lent: day 4 – Time Out”
2024 40 days of lent: day 3 – those who’ve gone before
Jesus lived 2000 years ago. (I know, technically Jesus lived from the beginning as still lives now, but his earthly life was 2000 years ago). In the time since his death, resurrection and ascension, there have been millions if not billions of people who followed him and his teaching, commonly called Christians. In some ChristianContinue reading “2024 40 days of lent: day 3 – those who’ve gone before”
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”
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