A space to contemplate…
#45 If you knew what you would find along your journey, would you still go? Jesus said, ‘See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death; then they will hand him over to the... Continue Reading →
#44 #home and #comfort are perhaps things that we have come to take for granted in some parts of the world. Yesterday was a bit of a chilly day and I spent much of the day on the sofa reading. I felt comfortable, safe and secure, as I pray many of us do at home.... Continue Reading →
#42 #gandhi led a salt march as part of a larger protest campaign against British rule in India in 1930. The British government were making huge amounts of money through salt “production” and yet it was there for all to take. Gandhi recognised that people need salt: to season, to cleanse and heal and to... Continue Reading →
#41 If someone came round for a cup of tea, would you get out your best china? If you wouldn’t, why wouldn’t you? Would it depend on who it was? Or how important they might be to you? Would it perhaps depend on how much they can be trusted with special things?! The #morningprayer passage... Continue Reading →
#40 “Whoever wants to be first must be last of all and servant of all.” Clearly these are not my photography skills (well the photo of the card is!) but I received this card in the post and it got me thinking about #mark9v30to37 in #morningprayer. Later in the day I was busy upcycling and... Continue Reading →
#39 #prayer is the most powerful tool we have. Even when things seem impossible, we can pray! #morningprayer #mark9v14to29 What are you praying for? (at Ripon College Cuddesdon)
#38 #transfiguration in #mark9v2to13 is where God the Father identifies Jesus as the Son of God. The disciples see people and hear things that just make no sense…things that are outside of their set of experiences. How do we deal with things that fall outside of our experiences? Ignore them? Run away from them? Or... Continue Reading →
#37 Jesus told anyone who wanted to become a follower to “Take up their #cross and follow me”…what cross?? Swimming today I was struck by how prolific crosses are, to the point of marking the spot where a swimmer tumble turns in the pool…aim for that and all will be well! The cross is used... Continue Reading →
#36 #seeingclearly - our eyes do not see what is in front of us, and sometimes we stop ourselves from seeing what we do not want to see. Sometimes we do not give ourselves space and time to see beauty around us, love for us or justice/injustice next to us. What are you not seeing... Continue Reading →
#35 Religious or not, I think a lot of people look for a sign for whether something is right or not. Sometimes these are obvious, and sometimes more obscure. In Jesus’ time the pharisees wanted a sign from heaven #mark8v11to21 Today some people still want to #seetobelieve and it seems more natural not to trust... Continue Reading →
Tea and Theology 