life and faith through a lens of grace
There are times when I am too weary, too tired to talk coherently to God. But if I write out my thoughts instead, I can end up with a composite kind of prayer. It’s one that encompasses several issues and needs at once. So I am offering one to you today. Although it might cover …
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Writing is a strange art. It draws deep and deeper still out of our minds and hearts. Because the art of creativity involves sorting, sifting and lifting what might lie concealed. This happens with our emotions and thoughts, ones we didn’t realise were buried deep inside us. And their surfacing can surprise or frighten us …
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Joseph is significant in our family. It’s the name of our elder son and the role our grandson performed in his first school nativity play. Although he did have to share the part with seven others, but who’s counting? 😉 The dressing up, singing and speaking fun was still his to savour. I’ve been thinking …
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During Advent we return to wonder. We return to seeking. To waiting. To longing for God’s love to be shed abroad in our hearts. We want visible signs of His goodness. Though it can be hard to discern wonder sometimes, my heart finds it in sunrise and sunset. They are daily markers of grace poured …
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Do you know you have a door in your heart? An entryway that can admit or shut up? It’s not a visible aperture but a metaphorical truth we can relate to. Because we all get to decide what we let into our heart and mind, what we’re willing to allow or want to refuse admittance …
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