Nigel Wright

And then there were five...

The Wright family welcomed Daniel into the world on the 26th of March. Both Mum and baby are home and doing well.

"May your Body be blessed.

May you realise that your body is

    a faithful and beautiful friend

    of your soul.

And may you be peaceful and joyful and

    recognise that your sense are sacred thresholds.

May you realise that holiness is mindful gazing,

    feeling, hearing and touching.

May your senses gather you and bring you home.

May your senses always enable you to celebrate

    the universe and the mystery and possibilities

    in your presence here.

May the Eros of the Earth bless you." (1)

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(1) John O'Donohue, Anam Cara (London: Bantam, 1998), p. 105.

Every picture tells a story

Words are a waste  -wish I was a better photographer!

Click on the image to get a better view... so where were we on our short brake?

A further clue below:

Still not got it...

For God is love

For me stories are at the heart of the communication of life, faith and theology (yes that too).

I have just recently "discovered" the work of Paul Tillich (see open books) and the following is an example of why I am drawn to his work:

It is a rare gift to meet a human being in whom love – and this means God – is so overwhelmingly manifest.  It undercuts theological arrogance as well as pious isolation.  It is the presence of God Himself.  For God is love.  And in every moment of genuine love we are dwelling in God and God in us. (page 29)                                                                           

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Read on for the story of the Angel of Siberia that inspired the above.