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Let Them Come
Children aren’t distractions—they’re divine disruptions. Let them come, wiggle, wonder, worship. Church isn’t tidy—it’s alive with grace. Continue reading
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Scandal. Covenant. Mercy.
In the wilderness of illness and betrayal, we hold fast to the rhythm of prayer. This reflection weaves Psalm 55’s anguish, Maccabean fidelity, and Mark’s scandal with the quiet insistence of the Rule: that even in pain, we forgive—and are forgiven. Continue reading
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When the Chalice Cracks
A cracked chalice symbolizes sorrow and division within the Anglican Communion, yet grace still pours through the fracture with hope. Continue reading
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Why Pronouns Matter
Pronouns are not grammar; they’re grace—naming presence, offering dignity, and honouring each person as they truly are. Continue reading
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Mercy, Memory, Morning
In the quiet hours of Thursday morning, mercy meets memory in a rhythm that steadies the soul. From ancient lament to quiet resistance, this reflection weaves Scripture and sacred pattern into a gentle call to rise, remember, and sing. Continue reading
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Golden Arches, Gentle Mercies
There’s a kind of liturgy in the McDonald’s breakfast queue. The same greeting. The same menu. The same McMuffin, wrapped like a small gift of consistency. For someone who lives with autism—and the rhythms of dialysis—that sameness is not dull. It’s dignifying. Before treatment, when the body braces and the spirit steadies, a McMuffin becomes Continue reading
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Footprints Through Silence
Holding Rhythm When Grace Feels Distant Readings: Psalm 77 | 1 Maccabees 1:41–64 | Mark 14:26–42 | RB Chapter 12 Psalm 77 begins in the night. Not the gentle hush of Compline, but the aching kind—where memory stings and the psalmist’s voice cracks with longing. “Has God forgotten to be gracious?” The question isn’t rhetorical. Continue reading
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Sanctuary in Rhythm
Holding Presence Through Pattern and Praise Readings: Psalm 73 | 1 Maccabees 1:20-40 | Mark 14:12-25 | RB Chapter 11 There’s something tender about Tuesday’s early hours. Not the ceremonial sweep of Sunday, nor the solemnity of Friday, but a quieter fidelity—a willingness to rise, to listen, to be held by rhythm even when the Continue reading
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Carried—Blessings for Those Who Hold and Are Held
In clinical spaces, care often moves quietly—through gestures, glances, and the steady presence of those who stay. Carried is a page of blessings and thanksgivings written for nurses, patients, chaplains, carers, and companions. It honours the unseen labour of tending, the grace of being tended to, and the sacred rhythm of mutual care. Whether offered Continue reading
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Pattern, Presence, Praise
Even when nights are short, rhythm endures—through psalms, memory, and offering poured out in trust, resistance, and presence. Continue reading
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