Years ago, I used to walk every day – at least once. I was a teacher at the time, and I would spend my lunch hours walking instead of sitting in my classroom marking papers, or in the staffroom gossiping with colleagues. Not only did I feel better physically, I felt better emotionally. I was… Read More
Saturday Prayer
We are now entering our 8th week of confinement and there are words in my vocabulary which I have never heard before, let alone used. We talk about quarantine and self-isolation and social distancing as though these things were normal. If we meet at all, it is through Zoom or Skype or FaceTime. We cannot… Read More
Saturday Prayer, March 28th, 2020 Compline during Quarantine
The Daily Office used to be a big part of my life at one time. Then I drifted away from it, but it still holds an appeal. When I am on retreat, the joy of doing it comes back, but once I come home and get into the routine, that is one of the things… Read More
Saturday Prayer
I was raised as a Roman Catholic, and, as such, prayed The Stations Of The Cross fairly regularly, but especially during Lent. In the Presbyterian Church in Canada, we don’t really follow them, partly because some of what is in them isn’t – strictly speaking – in Scripture. And you know what we are like… Read More
Saturday Prayer: Withdrawal
I have been thinking a lot about withdrawal lately. This is not the kind of withdrawal you think it is. It is not being weaned off opiates or alcohol or anything else. Rather, it is about a personal withdrawal – just as Jesus withdrew. He knew the importance of solitude – of time to be… Read More
Saturday Prayer
This is a day of learning for me, God,A day of moving outside ofMy comfort zoneAs I follow a starInto a future that may beVery different from today And I pray for all of usThat we are willing to tryA new thingSomething we have not done beforeSo that we can growWhile following a star Give… Read More
