It’s VERY dark on the beach tonight. No moon. And the dog, who is the colour of the wrack that litters the sand, is virtually invisible. Red and blue lights on the wing tips of a plane wink low over the lough, charting a course between bright white Venus and The Seven Sisters. The pulsing [...]
Archive for December 7th, 2007
reflections on a dark beach
Posted in musings, tagged dark, fright, home, night, walking on December 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
dabs
Posted in anticipation on December 7, 2007 | Comments Off
phone calls and emails from old friends that may be birthing new possibilities, this advent is more anticipation than glimpses,, this is enough.
Elephants and Waterfalls
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This morning
Riding on elephants in the dappled green sunlight of a tropical forest.
The Mahout starts to sing quietly,
and the elephant trumpets softly and then walks on .
Stillness falls and it is a holy sacramental moment.
In the afternoon I see a rainbow in a waterfall.
On days like this I believe.
naughty or nice…
Posted in musings, thanksgiving, tagged forgiveness, grace, love, present on December 7, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I listened as a friend told her child ‘Santa only brings presents to good boys and girls’. The friend is a Christian. As my son is now two, I’m seeing Christmas through different eyes as his awareness of the season and the enjoyment of receiving presents grows. As I thought about what my friend said [...]
beauty in mercy
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I presided at a funeral yesterday of a dear, dear man. As part of the commendation there are standard words from our liturgy:
God of us all, Your Love never ends.
When all else fails, You still are God.
We pray to You for one another in our need, and for all anywhere, who mourn with us this [...]
Humble Pie
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“Shine Jesus Shine” has never found its way into my list of favourite worship songs. The reasons for this are not relevant and I’m sure its author speaks well of the few songs I’ve written! But last night in the company of my dancing daughter, I found myself eating a huge wedge of humble pie [...]
rush not too quickly
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perhaps others hear the voice I hear…
Rush not too quickly through the dark, before the advent light, there is dark. The manger star shown on a world dominated by Rome and on a people who had waited for generations for their promised One. They had no 25th marked on the calendar to rush toward.
I am [...]
