Kneel in wonder at heaven touching earth

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Kneel in wonder at heaven touching earth. These are the words that started this blog three years ago. They come from our Collect for this most wonderful of days, Christmas Day. Heaven touches earth at the birth of the … [Read more...]

Draw us into harmony with your will

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This amazing world that we’re fortunate enough to live in is a truly wonderful place. The majority of us, though, sadly, not all, don't have to look too far to see something of real beauty. In England we can see … [Read more...]

Fill your Church on earth with power and compassion

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When you look at the churches around about — certainly here in England, and much of Europe, not sure the same would be true for all of the world — it’s very often relatively easy to see something of the power they … [Read more...]

Your wounds declare your love for the world

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Today is the Fifth Sunday of Easter. In this week's reflection on our Collect, I want us to think a little about what it meant for the human Jesus to willingly suffer the agonies of crucifixion -- for us. The … [Read more...]

A Grand Tour of the Known Universe

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This is a truly amazing info-graphic animation. It reveals the scale of the known universe in relation to our home planet. Astrophysicists at the American Museum of Natural History have mapped and constantly update and … [Read more...]

Kneel in wonder at heaven touching earth

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Kneel in wonder at heaven touching earth. Heaven touches earth at the birth of the Christ-child, whenever we celebrate it, and however we celebrate it. Heaven touches earth in dramatic ways. We see it in Isaiah’s … [Read more...]

Draw us into harmony with your will

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Draw us into harmony with your will The world that we're fortunate enough to live in is a truly wonderful place. We can see something of beauty wherever we look. In England we can see places such as: the Lake … [Read more...]

Your wounds declare your love for the world

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Your wounds declare your love for the world There is no doubt about it, the crucifixion of Jesus was a truly horrific event. It isn't hard to find a graphic description of what happens to the human body in a … [Read more...]

Kneel in wonder at heaven touching earth

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Kneel in wonder at heaven touching earth These are the words that started the blog a year ago, "kneel in wonder at heaven touching earth". It hardly seems possible that I've been offering these reflections for a year … [Read more...]

May Peace Prevail on Earth

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May Peace Prevail on Earth Today is the United Nations International Day of Peace, "Peace Day". I first mentioned it in a post back in June. There is a great deal of information about the background to the day, and … [Read more...]