As part of my daily devotions, I have started to learn Christian Meditation, notmindfulness but a little like it. This morning as I tried to sit quietly, I was aware of mytinnitus, which at times can be a real distraction. I decided to put on my favouritepiano music CD, “Best of Yiruma”. My meditation for…
As I have returned from annual leave and the safety of a household of isolation, where there is no external contact to being in infection, I have arrived home feeling somewhat unsafe. I walked Poppy yesterday with a mask on, and was very deliberate in avoiding other people. I find myself getting irritated with those…
As I sat for my quiet time this morning I felt the quietness closing in. It’s never that quiet. There are always the distant sounds of cars taking people to work or children to school, usually there are birds in the garden chirruping as they settle on the feeders; but this morning there was nothing….
Are you feeling like Life is a trial at the moment? Are you wondering how much God will ask you to bear? Are you feeling at the end of your tether and hoping God will realise you can’t do or take any more? If so, then you may be relying on the wrong scripture! In…
Discouragement. Apparently renowned church leader John Stott admitted this was one of his greatest challenges. Everyone, even the most saintly and godly of people can suffer with this. Discouragement. Many things fuel discouragement, and different people find different things discouraging. And this is in normal times; and we all know these aren’t normal times. This…
The season is changing. The ospreys from the nests I’ve been following have set off on their long flight to their winter homes in Africa. The house martins finally fledged their third brood last week and will now have moved south to gather in larger groups also to fly to Africa along with the swallows…
I’m not good at waiting. When the post arrives I’m there ready to open it straight away. If it’s a parcel then I have to get through the tape and in to the contents quickly to see what’s inside. Sometimes, of course, it’s a disappointment; like the time I ordered gluten free cornets for ice-cream…
How does God speak to you? For me it is in nature or music, or a sudden thought unconnected to what I had been thinking about, or an unexpected vision of a person coming to mind. I’m very much a feelings person. There is no doubt that God speaks. If I wake with a song…
I’ve been studying John 15. The vine. One chapter titled “The discipline of scripture” ended with this short poem by Barbara Parsons talking about the importance of reading the Bible regularly, not just hearing it read on Sunday during the service. Some communicationsShould be studied with utmost care:A map;Battle orders;A love letter. Neglect to read…
During these last six months I have surprised myself. I have watched insects and looked at flowers and other plants more closely than ever before. I allowed a beautiful green beetle to crawl up my arm, I watched ants eating aphids and counted butterflies for 15 minutes for the butterfly count. I gave sugary water…