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JOURNEYS

We’re on our way to Bethlehem but who will show us the way? THE SHEPHERDS Journeys can be long or short, easy or difficult, slow or quick.  You might travel alone or in a group.  You might stop along the way.  You might get lost. You might need help to find your way. In ADVENT…

Candles

At this time of the year, I seem to use a lot of candles. All shapes and sizes get used as part of my Christmas decorations. Most don’t get lit but are put carefully away after Christmas and brought out again the following year, but I really like seasonal spice t-lights which do get lit.…

Great Expectations

This coming Sunday will see many churches enjoying their carol services. Everywhere, notwithstanding COVID worries, people will be looking forward to what Christmas means to them. For Christians there is the bonus of the celebration of the wondrous event of God incarnate, the arrival of the Christ-child. I wonder how the cousins Mary and Elizabeth…

JOURNEYS

We’re on our way to Bethlehem but who will show us the way? MARY AND JOSEPH Journeys can be long or short, easy or difficult, slow or quick.  You might travel alone or in a group.  You might stop along the way.  You might get lost. You might need help to find your way. In…

RITUAL OF DAO

On looking through a drawer for some more hand cream I came across a small tube called “The Ritual of Dao” and was intrigued by the title.  So I googled it! I found that Dao is an ancient Chinese philosophy which is supposed to help you find inner peace and tranquility.  I’m not sure if…