To Ramon Lull, who lived more than 600 years ago, crimson meant suffering. He did not ask that he might wear the crimson garment sometimes, but always. He wanted to be willing to die daily, ‘that his dress might be like that of his Beloved’.
‘Feet accustomed to the road to God can find it in the dark’
Don’t wait till ‘something happens’ that we must pray about, but praise for every day that ‘nothing happens’.
The sense of our need is the condition of God’s help.
Evil seems at present to be terrifically strong, and it seems to be triumphing everywhere. But it is on its way to its end. Good, not evil, will triumph.
the way to show true sympathy is not to pity, but to stand by and strengthen the sufferer to do God’s will.
Whispers of His Power – APRIL 10 NOTE: In many years of reading Amy’s work I have never come across words that are as jarring as these. I can understand her words if she is speaking of our own journeys and needing to ‘hate’ that within us that is not lovely. For that reason I’ve decided… Continue reading Whispers of His Power – APRIL 10
….as the empty shell on the shore is filled with the fullness of the sea as it washes up and over it, so we may be filled to the brim and to overflowing with the fullness of God.
When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You just know that your name is safe in their mouth…
It seems that after all of the long journey from Bethlehem to Egypt, Nazareth to Galilee, Jerusalem to Golgotha, we finally end up where we began. ‘Do not be afraid!’ But this time the angels and our risen Lord provide an antidote for our fear. For all of our fears.
Suffolk Vicar 