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Slow Work: December 2007
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Monday, 24 December 2007. The Last Piece of the Jigsaw. Yesterday we had a memorable Nativity Service @ St Hacket's. It's always a busy service here - we hold it in the hall, so 200 people is a tight squeeze! The kids did really well and we drew. To a close by handing over a cheque for £8050 to the Gulshan Literacy Project. Three times what we'd planned. I've been working hard all week to get up to speed for the Christmas services (like many of you, seven in about a week) and hope to be able to take the ...
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Slow Work: March 2008
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Sunday, 30 March 2008. I need to see Jim today. We're off on holiday this week and I won't have another chance. Jim had a stroke years ago and keeps falling at home. This time he's really done it. A broken hip. I go to the ward, but they're working with him. So I take myself down to the chapel to pass the time. I've never been in this room before. But already I love it. The low lighting,. And best of all. The background hum of the air conditioning. Sitting there, alone,. I'm back under the clothes. Some ...
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Slow Work: November 2007
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Monday, 26 November 2007. Before long the much-anticipated film. 8220;The Golden Compass”. Is going to be released, and there’s every chance it’s going to be this year’s Christmas blockbuster. If you enjoyed watching the. 8220;Lord of the Rings”. 8220;The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe”. Chances are you’re going to like this movie every bit as much. Having Daniel Craig and Nicole Kidman as two of the main characters won’t hurt box office performance either! 8220;His Dark Materials”. Unsurprisingly there...
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Slow Work: Timeless Wonder
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Thursday, 22 October 2009. Fool I am to think that time is ever mine. It is my master; at least 'til new life's dawn. I seethe at wasted moments, stood in line,. Forgetting they were never mine to own. So hear the truth: though days pass slow or swift,. Each second comes to us as purest gift. SO beautiful, and true! I think wed all be less stressed if we learned to relax our grip on something we cant control. 22 October 2009 at 18:53. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Places I drop by. Light on the Land.
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Slow Work: Canvas
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Wednesday, 21 October 2009. The green sea swells around my little boat. Which bows forlornly with each new wave's rise. It's restless; simply asked to stay afloat. And bear the water's slap and captain's sighs. And here they'll linger, 'til he finally sees. Without a sail, you cannot catch the breeze. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Places I drop by. My Sermon Blog - Seven Songs. Liz - Vicar of Dibley. The Almost Daily Exploits of Me. Light on the Land. Back In The Saddle. View my complete profile.
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Slow Work: April 2008
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Friday, 18 April 2008. Study Leave - Part 3. This is how I feel today. I am like a man buying a second-hand car. Walking around it; kicking the tyres; checking the mileage; looking for spots of rust or bumps and scratches that only reveal themselves on closer inspection. Am feeling a bit tired by all of this, and a bit displaced by being out of routine. Mind you, I always feel a bit on edge when I enter a salesroom and have tough choices to make. Thursday, 17 April 2008. Study Leave - Part 2. Much disori...
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Slow Work: May 2008
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Friday, 30 May 2008. So long, farewell. There's a sad sort of clanging. From the clock in the hall. And the bells in the steeple too. And up in the nursery an absurd little bird. Is popping out to say "cuckoo". Regretfully they tell us. But firmly they compel us. To say goodbye . . . Raises hand in final salutation before scratching backside through chafing lederhosen). I've been feeling for some time that I need a wee break from blogging to re-think why I am doing it. Who am I writing for? Anyway - have...
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Slow Work: So long, farewell....
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Friday, 30 May 2008. So long, farewell. There's a sad sort of clanging. From the clock in the hall. And the bells in the steeple too. And up in the nursery an absurd little bird. Is popping out to say "cuckoo". Regretfully they tell us. But firmly they compel us. To say goodbye . . . Raises hand in final salutation before scratching backside through chafing lederhosen). I've been feeling for some time that I need a wee break from blogging to re-think why I am doing it. Who am I writing for? If you ever w...
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Slow Work: January 2008
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Friday, 25 January 2008. An offering for Sunday based on Matthew 4:12-22. Waiting rooms all over the world are the same. Those uncomfortable plastic chairs; dog-eared magazines piled on the table; information leaflets displayed in racks along the walls, looking like no-one’s touched them in years. This one was no different. The venetian blinds were almost closed, but the glare of a perpetual noon still filtered through from outside, sending dust-speckled shafts of light into the room. The lady sat down o...
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Slow Work: Confinement
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Thursday, 15 September 2011. This one needs a little bio. I wrote this during those long suspenseful days of waiting. We cannot confine this time. It seeps like a wound. Still raw at the seams;. Worn red from weeping. We wait with the others in line. 8216;til sharply summoned. To enter the temple of dreams. Where spent gods lie sleeping. We study the scene for a sign. Of a miracle in the round;. For we are powerless it seems. In this vigil we’re keeping. We establish a rhythm and rhyme. Places I drop by.
