We were spanked for each other’s sins. Spanked in syllables and by the word of God. Before dark meant home time. My grandmother’s mattress knew each of my siblings, cousins, and the neighbour’s children’s morning breath By name. A single mattress spread on the floor was enough for all of us. Bread slices were butteredContinue reading “whole: day 26”
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whole: day 17
God loves flesh and blood, no matter what kind of shape it is in. Whether you are sick or well, lovely or irregular, there comes a time when it is vitally important to drop your clothes, look in the mirror, and say, “Here I am. This is the body-like-no-other that my life has shaped. IContinue reading “whole: day 17”
gospel 8: My signs
I AM Good. I AM News to be proclaimed. Use the GoodName of I AM for it has power to transfigure and transform, power to reach all peoples in all places. I AM accompanies you. I AM your Companion as you share Me. I AM your Companion as you speak about Me, of Me, withContinue reading “gospel 8: My signs”
gospel 7: take & give
I AM the Giver so take of Me. I AM the Giver so give from Me. I AM your hands so receive and distribute My blessings. I AM giving you what you need, all the time, so take from Me – then give what others need, all the time. Take from My Hands and giveContinue reading “gospel 7: take & give”
gospel 4: overcome with amazement
I AM with you, remember? So let go: be overcome by all I AM. Cease your weeping, I AM Healing. Cease your commotion, I AM Healing. Cease your attachment to hopelessness, I AM Healing. How else will you hear who I AM? How else will you see who I AM? How else will you recogniseContinue reading “gospel 4: overcome with amazement”
feeling blue
(all images by Kate Kennington Steer) I put on some music, trying to catch a mood, but the invented rhythms do nothing. So I listen instead to the cackle and spit of the fire, the roar and hiss of the rain, the howl and whip of the wind and ah, yes, there it is. ‘MoodContinue reading “feeling blue”
Sunday 4
Joy is hidden in compassion. The word compassion literally means ‘to suffer with’. It seems quite unlikely that suffering with another person would bring joy. Yet being with a person in pain, offering simple presence to someone in despair, sharing with a friend times of confusion and uncertainty … such experiences can bring us deepContinue reading “Sunday 4”
day 20
In the film Dead Poets Society, Robin William’s character, Mr Keating, provides an aspirational figure for the boys he teaches … In an iconic moment, Keating climbs on his desk, to the bemusement of his pupils, and begins to speak: ‘Why do I stand up here? Anybody … ? […] I stand upon my deskContinue reading “day 20”
day 17
She,In the dark,Found lightBrighter than many ever see.She,Within herself,Found loveliness,Through the soul’s own mastery.And now the world receivesFrom her dower:The message of the strengthOf inner power. ‘She’ Langston Hughes In a meditation on the ‘night hour’, Macrina Wiederkehr includes Helen Keller’s description of her faith, in the midst of permanent silence and darkness, being aContinue reading “day 17”
day 7
this skin this Black skin a constant reminder of centuries of genocides in a world that kept/keeps silent every time it happens this Black skin a symbol of glory and triumph, symbolizing that despite all we conquered! a skin whose essence is made of honey and gold but who’s story has been summed up toContinue reading “day 7”
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