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October 2015

Taize

Provisional

I’ve been playing with the word ‘provisional’. Provisional means temporary, useful or valid for a while – until something better comes along; anticipating that the better will come. Taizé (image above) often stresses the provisional. Having laboured long to produced a complex (famous) monastic Office Book, the monks of Taizé abandoned it as too perplexing

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Psalter

Why are there Two Different Numbers for the Same Psalm?

The issue has come up again recently: why are there often two different numbers for the same psalm? The Hebrew Bible counted the psalms one way. The Septuagint translation of the Hebrew Bible into Greek counted many psalms slightly differently. The early Christians used the Septuagint, and then went on to translate into Latin (the

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Be Still

Be Still: A book of prayers, images and blessings by Iain Gow (Author), Nat Tate (Illustrator) 94 pages Publisher: Without Walls NZ (December 9, 2014) I recently received Be Still, a book of prayers, images and blessings. Each time, across two pages ,there is a wonderful illustration by Nat Tate, a reflective prayer and a blessing.

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