Not expecting to see many people, I went barefaced this morning. It was a beautiful morning and I think I heard my first curlew of the year. I saw what might have been a hare, and later, down by Valehouse Dam, what might have been two sandpipers. Judging by the two helicopters carrying big orange globes, yesterday’s moorland fire is not completely out yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Odd thing to think about: I wonder what the Emmaus story might have been like under distancing rules. The earnest debate on the road, anticipation of a shared meal, etc. – is it possible to have a kind of intimacy in this mysterious encounter without proximity?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Creator God, Not expecting to see many people, I went barefaced this morning. It was a beautiful morning and I think I heard my first curlew of the year. I saw what might have been a hare, and later, down by Valehouse Dam, what might have been two sandpipers. Judging by the two helicopters carrying big orange … <\/p>\n
we pray for people in these days
who cannot enjoy the created world,
because they are too ill,
or confined in cities,
or overwhelmed by anxiety or grief,
or exhausted by their demanding jobs:
God bring them to the point
when they can love to live again.
Lord, in your mercy,
hear our prayer.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"