Regulars here will know I recently became active on twitter. Last night I asked: “What does the word “God” mean to you? Yes – you only have 140 characters.” This morning I awake to answers that are profound, thought-provoking, encouraging, delightful. And also the excellent suggestion that I collate them here on my site. Even
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Read – reflect – respond (in prayer, silence, possibly a comment) Lectio Divina – sacred reading Matthew 9:10-17 10 And as he sat at dinner* in the house, many tax-collectors and sinners came and were sitting* with him and his disciples. 11When the Pharisees saw this, they said to his disciples, ‘Why does your teacher
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Read – reflect – respond (in prayer, silence, possibly a comment) Lectio Divina – sacred reading Luke 9:18-25 Peter’s Declaration about Jesus 18 Once when Jesus* was praying alone, with only the disciples near him, he asked them, ‘Who do the crowds say that I am?’ 19They answered, ‘John the Baptist; but others, Elijah; and
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Some Light reLief in Lent
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I have been requested to produce badges through the liturgical seasons. I have again been requested for a Lent badge. Many people like, from time to time, to add a badge to their website or blog. For ease, you can pick up the HTML on the home page (I’m struggling to get it correct here
Read – reflect – respond (in prayer, silence, possibly a comment) Lectio Divina – sacred reading A reading from the gospel according to Matthew Chapter 6 beginning at verse 1. 6:1 “Beware of practicing your piety before others in order to be seen by them; for then you have no reward from your Father in
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The Tuesday before Ash Wednesday I’ve written about this previously – but it’s worth re-telling for newer visitors to this site. “Shrove” is the past tense of the verb “shrive” – “to obtain absolution for oneself by confessing and doing penance”. In French this is Mardi Gras – “fat Tuesday” – the feasting before Lenten
I have this awesome slide show but with different, more atmospheric (IMO) music (“Hug” for Revive), but do not have the copyright release (nor the technical know-how) to put this here. So enjoy another version of Si Smith’s thought-provoking cartoons with music by Joseph Arthur (“You are free” from “Nuclear Daydream”): Alternatively with an Explosions
