New Year 2025
I often feel defeated by New Year greetings. Most years bring a mix of delights, surprises, challenges, losses and change. This year – wondering how to respond to greetings of ‘Happy New Year’! – I wrote this: May you this…
Who are we becoming
Sneaking a peek over God’s shoulder to see what He is up to: thoughts on future church
Who are we becoming
Sneaking a peek over God’s shoulder to see what He is up to: thoughts on future church
Category Blessings
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Blessing the apple trees after Paris terror
In this wintertime of violence and hatred In this wintertime of bloody execution In this wintertime of meanness and closedness In this wintertime of ignorance and fear We pray for a springtime flowering of tenderness and compassion We pray for…
Waking the trees
As part of my pilgrim role I facilitate the church’s partnership with the environmental group, Transition Portishead. In North Somerset apples and the apple harvest are a big deal, and in the autumn there are apple-pressing events in various parts…
Fresher Blessing
My godson has recently negotiated the maelstrom that is the first few days at university. I wish I had written this earlier, but I’m grateful to him that he’s inspired me to write something that I (and if you want,…