A video version of my answer - for those who prefer to watch... text underneath, if you prefer to read. https://youtu.be/-5OjQahLNRg You may have noticed that we (along with many others) are doing an awful lot of praying, our daily prayers are being posted up on our Facebook page and hopefully will also be on... Continue Reading →
How to pray #1 ‘the Greeting’
Often our time of prayer together begins with the words, In the name of the Father, and of the son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen What does this mean? My answer here: https://youtu.be/4Fb49F81sYI
How to Pray
Since the start of this crisis, we have been posting daily prayers on our church Facebook page. I am so glad to be sharing this task with others from our church family which is based at St Peter and St John's Church. If you click on the link above it will take you to our Facebook page... Continue Reading →
Some thoughts about Jesus coming into the world as a vulnerable child
Also my first attempt to load video to this blog!
Three ways in which we will come through this crisis.
'All things pass' said Teresa of Avila. This too will pass. There are three ways in which we can emerge. We have some measure of control over the first way (but not a lot) but we have a bigger measure of control over the second two possible outcomes and that is why I'm writing this... Continue Reading →
Seeing something BIG in something very small
Seeing something big in something very small is sometimes known as 'catastrophising' - I think this word now exists. And catastrophising is bad, not a helpful habit for your mental well-being. It is literally a case of getting things out of perspective. But I'm talking about a positive ability to see something good and something... Continue Reading →
Holy Land Pilgrimage: reflections and thanksgivings
So now we have all been home for a week - what did we all learn? How will we be different as a result of having visited? Might anything there be different because we came? I am fairly sure that everyone of us has been changed in some positive way. Some of our group have... Continue Reading →
Final day in Jerusalem
Our final day in Jerusalem began very early with a wake up call at 5 am! By 5:30 am all of us were outside the hotel and beginning to walk to the start of the Via Dolorosa. It took us about an hour and a quarter to walk stations 1 to 10, which brought us... Continue Reading →
Monday in and around Jerusalem
On Monday our first visit was to the Wailing Wall, or the western wall as it is also called. This is all that remains of the Jewish temple which stood in the time of Jesus. Today it is one of the most holy Jewish sites. And above it on the Temple Mount are two of... Continue Reading →
Jerusalem Day 2
Today was Sunday and most of our pilgrims had a lie in. Then we made our way to join in the worship at Saint Georges Cathedral. We were privileged to join a festival Eucharist service to celebrate the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Saint Georges College in Jerusalem. The preacher was the Rt Rev... Continue Reading →
