Covid-19 – Rebuilding Community

Poetic

BREATHING IN

30 Jun 202016 Nov 2020

In a car park Waiting for a bloke Watching all the people In and with masks With no mask but gloved Standing in the rain Drinking take away coffee Just…

pandemic

How do we think carefully and yet creatively, critically and most of all faithfully in this time of lock-down, regarding God's mission? Has it been shoved to one side as…

fragile heart

9 May 20207 May 2020

To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly be broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it…

magnificent thinking

7 May 20206 May 2020

retreat thinking 4 When, and the times are many in Covid-19 world, my feelings overwhelm me I have learned to redirect my thoughts. There is nothing I can do if…

invitational trust

6 May 20206 May 2020

retreat thoughts 3: How often have I said "I'm fine" or "everything is grand" when clearly nothing was. In this pandemic time, there have been times when I have been…

smelling roses

4 May 20206 May 2020

retreat thoughts 1 NEWS ALERT: I sneezed in Aldi last night, not once but twice. I did the appropriate thing of shooting it into my clothing (gross) but nevertheless a…

Ready?

27 Apr 202027 Apr 2020

The duties and cares of the day crowd about us when we awake each day – if they have not already dispelled our night’s rest. How can everything be accommodated…

normal things

I have had a bad couple of days, the black dog followed me around as I tried to stand and get out of a stupor. But today I am doing…

Lazaretto

This is also why you pay taxes, for the authorities are God’s servants, who give their full time to governing. Give to everyone what you owe them: If you owe…

The day after

[ The Resurrection of Christ ] Now, brothers and sisters, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on which you have taken your…