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I am a Church of Scotland minister living by the sea. This blog holds my current ramblings on faith ... life and all the random clutter in my head. My old blog from June 2006 – August 2010 was called Rumours of Angels. It is now private view only. If you would like permission to view just leave a comment.
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Category Archives: holidays
The walk
The walk by Rainer Maria Rilke. My eyes already touch the sunny hill. going far ahead of the road I have begun. So we are grasped by what we cannot grasp; it has inner light, even from a distance- and … Continue reading
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Tagged Rainer Maria Rilke
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The week that was…
The villa The View The pool The trains The (inevitable) cat The evening calm (with food and wine) Already looking forward to next year
Posted in holidays, photographs, weather
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Let your love play…
Been neglecting the blog a little lately mainly due to preparing to go on holiday… being on holiday (in Sunny Spain)… coming back and catching up after holiday! Thanks to Paul for this amazing prayer which lifted my spirits today Let Your … Continue reading
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Tagged Rabindranath Tagore
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Faith is…
“Faith is different from theology because theology is reasoned, systematic, and orderly, whereas faith is disorderly, intermittent, and full of surprises…. Faith is homesickness. Faith is a lump in the throat. Faith is less a position on than a movement … Continue reading
Place…
Continuing on a poetry theme… I came across this by Brian Turner while I was blog hopping: Once in a while you may come across a place where everything seems as close to perfection as you will ever need. And … Continue reading
… the light that fills the world.
Today we head home from holiday suitably chilled. So – to mark the end – another poem and some more pictures: I think over again my small adventures my fears those small ones that seemed so big For all the … Continue reading
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this amazing day…
The weather is not quite right for this beautiful hymn of gratitude by e.e. cummings, but it lets me post some more holiday pictures from one of the two sunny days of the week i thank You God for most … Continue reading
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Mindful…
Some of our holiday pictures… from the one day of sunshine which we spent in St Abbs and Coldingham Bay – beautiful places which brought to mind this poem by Mary Oliver: Every day I see or hear something that … Continue reading
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Tagged Mary Oliver
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