Give us patience and courage never to lose hope

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Today is The Tenth Sunday after Trinity, ten weeks into the main block of Ordinary Time in the Church’s liturgical calendar. In the great Seasons, Advent, Christmas, Lent or Easter, we focus on the key Christian … [Read more...]

Inspire us to follow their example

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The clocks went back last night, at least here in the UK, which means the darkness closes in around us earlier, and the nights seem so much longer. Tomorrow is the 1st November, All Saints' Day. At Godmanchester, along … [Read more...]

How do I define my life?

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This post is another one of Fr. Richard Rohr’s Daily Meditations. In this one he reminds us that we are already living our eternal lives; and our earthly lives are not all we'll experience. How do I define my … [Read more...]

Live each day with confidence

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I am something of a worrier. Now that wouldn’t be so bad, but, I know, there are times when my worrying will have an adverse effect on my life. But I also know, that that is very definitely not how God wants me, or us, … [Read more...]

You call us to fullness of life

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In today's Collect, for the Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity, we're reminded that we are called to fullness of life. But what is it, what is the “fullness” we are all promised in this Collect and in the words of … [Read more...]

Give us patience and courage never to lose hope

light-tunnel

Today is The Tenth Sunday after Trinity, ten weeks into the main block of Ordinary Time in the Church’s liturgical calendar. In the great Seasons, Advent, Christmas, Lent or Easter, we focus on the key Christian … [Read more...]

Philosophy of Life

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Do you have a philosophy of life? I imagine many of my readers on this blog will have a philosophy that they try to live by; probably many will be be couched in Christian terms. That's certainly been the case for me. … [Read more...]

Bouncing Back From Adversity

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When life knocks you flat, as it will now and then, how do you go about bouncing back up again? In this post from Lou Tice at the Winners Circle he talks about how we might speed the process of bouncing back after … [Read more...]

The Trials of Life

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How are you managing with the trials of living in today's world? In this post from Lou Tice at the Winners Circle he talks about the various trials we face in different stage's of our lives. I once heard that, "Old … [Read more...]

Being Happy

Anybody who reads this blog at all regularly, will know that I'm quite a fan of Lou Tice at the Winners Circle. He has written some amazing stuff; much of it that I've found to be a huge help to me on a very personal … [Read more...]