Here’s a life-changing mantra: praying as an often-repeated prayer the reminder: “Nothing is impossible for God.”
Blog
strange things
So now, in the words of today’s gospel I’m expecting to “see strange things” today.
to begin
In what ways do you sense that Jesus might be inviting you to embrace a new beginning ?
empowerment
when I am brought to my knees – perhaps by unwelcome circumstances, I am ready to pray the heart-felt prayer of the powerless
to speak or not ?
Christianity is not a programmed code of moral and legal behaviour with black and white answers for every situation.
survive or thrive
Some of my plants have had a bit of a rough few months. However the tomato is doing well and the lettuces will become salads in the next few days.
the little gifts
one parishioner couldn’t make out why the promised eternal banquet would include “fine Australian wines.”
simple & sense-able
The wise and learned character in this ancient tale is not any of the sycophantic subjects of the ruler, but the child
THE conversation
Andrew and John were seekers, full of the restlessness of early adulthood, and confident that there must be more to life than fishing.
our default setting
So much that is taught and written about prayer serves only to convince us that prayer is a complex project to be mastered.
Latest Posts
beyond the fog
Then the fog which may have lifted for a moment in a day returns and settles as our dull default setting
living fully
She was nudging me to realise that my dissatisfaction with life as a good religious person was a healthy disquiet
sense-able
Our physical senses connect us with the world. We see, we touch, we taste, we smell and we hear.
the jet stream
And then I see a jet stream. I could easily dismiss it quickly as a plane going over head, or I could take time to consider…
here & now
Without Christ the best we can hope for is what we can achieve for ourselves.