‘Shout as loud as you can’, says God. ‘Remind my people about their sins! Every day they come to worship, eager for my ways, wanting to follow my laws. It gives them pleasure, so they say. But then they complain, asking why they should fast when it produces no favours, as though I am ignoring […]
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Eddies in the current of life — Jim Burklo, USA
Along the dirt path, past golden grasses nodding in the breeze and stubby juniper trees studded with pale blue-green aromatic berries, through narrows the water rushes, falling over steeps in smooth sheets. Around bends it tumbles, creating backflows that spin into eddies. We are whirlpools in the stream of the universe, eddies consisting of eddies […]
Read full textCarry me home – Sam Goodman, UK
Across the turmoil, amidst the snares Though all the darkest days, weighed down by care When it feels like no-one is even there Carry me home When burdens are heavy and getting worse When others mock, and spit & curse When failure breaks the plans I’d rehearsed Carry me home When the world is fragile […]
Read full textPsalm 63, I ache for you — Jim Burklo, USA
Lectionary reading — Lent 3 Year C O dear God, I love you! I ache for you, my heart burns for you and only you can quench this fire only you can satisfy my desire O sweet God, be on my lips lightly brushing, then with the full force Of my passion for your presence […]
Read full textEarth Care Lenten weekly resource Year C, The stones will cry out — Presbyterians for Earth Care
Presbyterians for Earth Care has produced a Year C Lenten Devotional, “The Stones Will Cry Out,” with original artwork, diverse and excellent writers, and engaging reflections. Click here to download the series which includes one reflection for each week of Lent. From the introduction: On the road to Jerusalem there are many voices crying out “Make […]
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