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It says it all! An ivy clad wall on one side, with a sign guiding us to paradise. On the other side a sign barring access to motor vehicles. You might have access if you live there, but not if you are a visitor. I like the road sign for paradise. Jesus promised that weContinue reading “Confused?”

‘Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.” Jesus’ words to a large crowd in the early part of his ministry, recorded in the Gospel of St John. Living water is the sign of God’s spirit woven together with the Father and the Son….the self givingContinue reading “Living water…”

Blocked up window; well used door; a table for two…. the list could travel on for ever. Taken in a French village; simply showing some elements that captivated Helen and I. The weaving together ‘of things’., which points us beyond the obvious to what lies ahead; just around the corner, in an ‘ordinary’ moment. TheContinue reading “The weaving…”

The enormity of the whole thing. Jesus Christ, God’s Son, dead on a cross. The end of the beginning. Seeing , but not easy to believe….the empty tomb. Where has he gone? ‘He is not here…says the angel….He is risen!’ Searching in the most unlikely of places. Not the tomb, but in the walking andContinue reading “Resurrection……”

…..has no-one than this, that they lay down their lives for us… Jesus on the cross, innocent, stitched up….the love of God in human form. NO running away, or giving up at the enormity of the cost. God does not leave, but becomes the heartbeat of humanity as we seek forgiveness and new life andContinue reading “Greater love….”

You have searched me, Lord, and you know me.You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. (Psalm 135;1-2) The words of the Psalmist Our rising and the rising of the Sun; nothing hidden from the God of Love, the creator and sustainer of all things. I’ve been awayContinue reading “Rising….”

Enough said, perhaps. Words from the gospel of St John. The beginning and the ending and everything in between. God with us. Not distant and disengaged. We are not lost, but found. Every moment of every day, and beyond. ‘I am with you always….’ says Jesus to the disciples, and to you and I. BlessContinue reading “The light shines in the darkness….”

Thousands of years. Storms and wind and rain. The passing of human beings, leaving their mark. Thousands of years. Pointing the way, weathered by rain, snow, hail and much more. Original purpose may be lost to us. But we want to know and enquire and make sense. What matters is what it points to. TheContinue reading “How long?”

I’m a great fan of gates….here are some I photographed whilst on the Isle of Arran, last year. Gates were at the centre of my life in my 20 years as a Prison Chaplain. Opening, closing, clanging and banging….. The gate above just got me thinking how faith works. Obstacles, seeming barriers, are routes intoContinue reading “A Gate…of sorts!”

Give thanks to him who made the heavenly lights— His faithful love endures forever. the sun to rule the day, His faithful love endures forever. and the moon and stars to rule the night. His faithful love endures forever. Psalm 136;7-9 The photograph was taken looking seaward at the setting of the Sun and theContinue reading “Holding on…..”