Author Archives: Barrie Cooper

Sometimes, life feels like ‘hanging on’, just like the branches in the photograph. The sense of being moved and shaken by internal and external forces or influences I mentioned last week that my Mum was hanging on to life. Amazingly she is still with us! Still not ‘out of the woods’, but carrying on. InContinue reading “Hanging on”

As I write this, we await a new set of storms bowling in from the west. Living a stone’s throw from the North Sea we await the next arrival….with some trepidation! It makes me think about that sense of ‘living on the edge’, However that happens in your life. There is the profound sense ofContinue reading “Storms….”

….that thou my God, shouldst die for me? Amazing love; can it be true? The words of Charles Wesley. Reaching into our hearts and souls. The enormity of the depth of God’s love which is utterly boundless, I am truly lost for words. My Mum is in the latter stages of her life but IContinue reading “How can it be…?”

The LORD is my light and my salvation— so why should I be afraid? The LORD is my fortress, protecting me from danger, so why should I tremble? Psalm 27, verse 1 Enough said by the Psalmist, but very difficult to integrate into our everyday lives! We have those moments of trembling in our everydayContinue reading “Walls….”

Listen, see. reflect…touch the stone wall and altar; stand on the clay tiles, let the light reach into your heart and soul. God is present in every moment. We have to relearn this truth every day and every moment, Never beyond the love of God, guided by the spirit within. Let your troubles be givenContinue reading “Stop!”

We are dealing with family issue at the moment and the daily blog will be intermittent. Thank you for all your support and prayers Barrie and Helen

Being human places us in the fragility which is part and parcel of our life. As you read this, fragility may be with you constantly, be it mental or physical. The photograph speaks of a constant movement of sea and air and land. The pebbles carefully placed on top of each other will soon beContinue reading “Fragility…”

The flood tide caught on camera. Running between the waves and dodging the big ones! Miscalculating and getting wet feet… It all resonates in my heart as I reflect on what I believe about creation and life and death and faith, hope and glory!!! Not always having easy questions or answers, and not always needingContinue reading “Ebbing and flowing”

Not quite Hadrian’s Wall, just the sea wall at the bottom of our garden. It was a particularly stormy day and we could feel the visceral breaking of the waves. Our lives can be full of our own walls which we have built during our lives. Jesus was a barrier braker. ‘I am the way,Continue reading “The Way….”

Not the best photograph I’ve taken, but it expresses something about journeying and barriers and the light and darkness that weaves its way through our lives. Sometimes the road is straight and unhindered, other times it becomes blocked and we are unable to navigate our way forward. The gate in this photograph clearly blocks theContinue reading “The road….”