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MERCY – AND LIVING BELOW THE LINE
TODAY WE ENCOUNTERED Jesus at the Pool of Siloam in Beth-zatha or Bethesda. The name means House of Mercy and it is sacramental sign and symbol of our vocation today as the Body of Christ now on...
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COMPASSION
THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES (16:16-34) spoke today of a young slave girl’s mental health problems (as we’d probably describe her condition today) being grossly used to earn a living for her “owners” who...
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CELEBRATING THE SPIRIT
THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD GOD is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me; he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed, to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and...
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HEALED ALREADY!
Now is the time for the singing of the birds Song of Solomon 2.12 PLEASE DON’T MISS THIS - and may the gently flowing brook of the shining piano bear pure Love directly to the heart, soul, mind and...
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MOTHERING & UNION
EARLIER TODAY, in the context of a celebration of the Eucharist, I enjoyed the privilege of admitting and welcoming Vivien Bell, Betty Bingham and Pam Price into membership of the worldwide Mothers’...
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ROYAL WISDOM
ROYAL WISDOM King Solomon’s Prayer of Dedication Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread out his hands to heaven. He said, ‘O Lord, God of...
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DOCTOR, PRIEST & PIZZA
BE TRANSFORMED by the renewing of your minds – Romans 12.2 Heartfelt thanks to Andrew Moore with whom I’ve just spent an exhilarating seven hours talking non-stop (apart from a quick hike down to...
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MATTHEW – POSTSCRIPT
MARY OLIVER just “gets it” doesn’t she? That’s why we keep coming back to her, again and again, when we long to make real prayer, when we long to make love. For Wisdom dwells in her – in the longing,...
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MATTHEW
I’D NEVER HELD HIM until this morning. Twelve years of living under the same roof but I’d never even touched him. Unlike me, Matthew didn’t do touchy-feely – except in a mildly irritated sort of a way...
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EXPLORATION OF OCCASION
I POSTED THIS VIDEO back in January this year in cheerful anticipation of Jeremy Begbie’s coming to address Chester’s Triennial Clergy Conference. Well, we’re here in sunny Swanwick, in hilarious and...
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A BIG MEAL OF IT
JUST HAD SUNDAY EVENING SUPPER. Sandwiches, some crisps. Coffee. Simple. Didn’t make a big meal of it. And that’s something I’m going to try to keep in mind as I try to make a doubtless-faltering...
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ASSURANCE
FAITH IS THE ASSURANCE of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen – Hebrews 11.1
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SAINTS AND ANGELS
ONCE UPON A TIME I was parish priest amongst All Saints (Hale Barns with Ringway, 1996-2001) and the adjacent church was consecrated in the name of the Holy Angels. With affection we referred to one...
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YES, AND …
I’M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD to Fr Richard Rohr’s Yes, And - due to arrive on my doorstep on the 28th August. I never like to miss one of Fr Richard’s online Daily Meditations (subscription page here)...
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PRICELESS!
PRICELESS wedding rehearsal this evening. A rehearsal for the rehearsal to be a bit more precise, so just three of us: bride, groom and me. Suffice to say that what made it priceless was that every...
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