One response to “Pope Shenouda III – RIP”
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Church starts (IMHO) when one can admire the qualities of those with whom one disagrees. But it is a trick balancing act (thinking of yesterday’s news) to admire and not capitulate. To reach across and keep one’s footing. To be rejected and to stay open,and yet not internalise the objections.
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For prayer
What do people actually mean when in a blog entry people ask others to pray for something to happen? Is that in itself a prayer?It puzzles me.
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Blog Bonus
Every so often, one gets a little blog bonus in life.Take today, for example. I arrived for morning prayer and as I was throwing an interloper out of the car park, I noticed someone who looked as though they really were wanting to visit the cathedral. I opened up and introduced myself. Indeed, the new…
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Lotions and Potions
Avon Skin So Soft – applied earlier in the week to prevent midge bites. It attracts them.Apaisyl – French antihistamine, probably 3 years old. Result – ineffective.Hc45 Cream – Cooling and soothing. Partial success.TCut – needed to polish out the scratch on the car caused by nudging the back gate at the Cathedral.Cetirizine Hydrochloride -…
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Come to the country, they say
Come to the country they say.It is healthy, they say.Healthy my eye. I’ve just arrived back from a visit to the country covered in bites from angry swarming flying insects. And I found it hard to sleep because the silence was too noisy.The insect bites are particularly galling as I was covered in copious amounts…
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