Endings, beginnings, ongoings: “Amen”, “Come with me”, “Let’s go Lord” Part 4b (I feel part 4 is too long, so I’ve split it into two): A peculiar problem To return to God – or rather to God and me – and to God and you – what I want to say is this. God isContinue reading “Endings, beginnings, ongoings: “Amen”, “Come with me”, “Let’s go Lord”. (Part 4b)”
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Endings, beginnings, ongoings: “Amen”, “Come with me”, “Let’s go Lord”. (Part 4a)
Endings, beginnings, ongoings: “Amen”, “Come with me”, “Let’s go Lord” Part 4a (I feel part 4 is too long, so I’ve split it into two) : A peculiar problem The above is what I wanted to say on this matter, but there is one final point to add, though this might be a peculiarity justContinue reading “Endings, beginnings, ongoings: “Amen”, “Come with me”, “Let’s go Lord”. (Part 4a)”
Endings, beginnings, ongoings: “Amen”, “Come with me”, “Let’s go Lord”. (Part 3)
Endings, beginnings, ongoings: “Amen”, “Come with me”, “Let’s go Lord” Part 3: Let’s go Lord This leads me on to the third of my key “prayer words or phrases” and that is, “Let’s go Lord”. This is my way to attempt to express this sense of dynamic flow. In our life with the Lord, thereContinue reading “Endings, beginnings, ongoings: “Amen”, “Come with me”, “Let’s go Lord”. (Part 3)”
Endings, beginnings, ongoings: “Amen”, “Come with me”, “Let’s go Lord”. (Part 2)
Endings, beginnings, ongoings: “Amen”, “Come with me”, “Let’s go Lord” Part 2: Come with me “Amen” is my word to God. However, a vitally important part of prayer is listening to God in order to hear any response he may give us. Prayer is definitely not sticking our shopping list on God’s fridge and expectingContinue reading “Endings, beginnings, ongoings: “Amen”, “Come with me”, “Let’s go Lord”. (Part 2)”
Endings, beginnings, ongoings: “Amen”, “Come with me”, “Let’s go Lord”. (Part 1)
(An exploration of our relationship with God in 4 parts) Endings, beginnings, ongoings: “Amen”, “Come with me”, “Let’s go Lord” Part 1: Amen This article is very personal as I try to describe an aspect of my relationship with God. If you are left wondering, “What on earth is he talking about?”, then please justContinue reading “Endings, beginnings, ongoings: “Amen”, “Come with me”, “Let’s go Lord”. (Part 1)”
Additional note on “On repentance”
I make the point that my forgiveness does not depend on my repentance. The root of this idea is that nothing I do can bind God. He is completely free to do whatever he wants, and whatever God does is always good. So, if forgiveness depends on repentance, then that gives me a degree ofContinue reading “Additional note on “On repentance””
On repentance
It is not my repentance on which I depend, but on your forgiveness. For my trust is not in my own efforts, but in your generosity. Just as my righteousness is a gift of your grace, not earned by my goodness. Like in a game of “Who blinks first” between lovers, your forgiveness is notContinue reading “On repentance”
Lord, I cannot get everything right
Lord, I cannot get everything right. I cannot undo the things I have already got wrong. So, here I am sad and penitent, sometimes feeling small and useless. I am truly sorry, but I am not berating myself, for I know that I am human, and in this life I will struggle to be theContinue reading “Lord, I cannot get everything right”
My gentle friend
My gentle friend My gentle friend, who accompanies my every step, Who knew me before e’er I was, and who knows me now, better than I know myself, You discern the roots of all my thoughts, and follow all my reasoning, and you run ahead to see where the effects of all I do willContinue reading “My gentle friend”
God as the voice in our heads. (Part 5)
God as the voice in our heads Part 5: Daemons – an analogy for our relationship with God? Philip Pullman, in his, “His dark materials” books, has created an alternative metaphysical world. It is, of course, just a story, but I think it might help us to think about the relationship with God that IContinue reading “God as the voice in our heads. (Part 5)”
Spiritual Devotion 