These words are obviously from the point of view of someone who does think about God - a lot - and are meant to be, and hopefully are, encouraging, supportive and consoling.
You may not think about God but God thinks about you - at every instant of your existence. In fact, if God didn't think about you, you wouldn't exist.
It is because you are a thought in 'God's head' that you do exist. God thinks about you, has loved you into, and holds you in, existence.
Any love in you is of God, from God and through God.
Any truth in you is of God, from God and through God.
Any creativity in you is of God, from God and through God.
Love, truth and creativity are in us all and are from God.
Wednesday, 23 January 2019
Sunday, 20 January 2019
About 'the quality of God's mercy'
The quality of God's mercy is not strained;
It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven
Upon the place beneath.
(cf William Shakespeare, "The Merchant of Venice")
but we put up our umbrellas,
of pride - hurt or otherwise,
stubbornness, arrogance
and the rest of them!!
They are not the pretty colours of all the 'umbrellas of Cherbourg';
no, our umbrellas are stone coloured, dirty browns and greens.
Help us, dear God, to take down our umbrellas
and turn our faces towards your gentle rain
and see the glory and splendour
of the rainbow of your love
which overarches the world
and bathes us all in its warmth.
It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven
Upon the place beneath.
(cf William Shakespeare, "The Merchant of Venice")
but we put up our umbrellas,
of pride - hurt or otherwise,
stubbornness, arrogance
and the rest of them!!
They are not the pretty colours of all the 'umbrellas of Cherbourg';
no, our umbrellas are stone coloured, dirty browns and greens.
Help us, dear God, to take down our umbrellas
and turn our faces towards your gentle rain
and see the glory and splendour
of the rainbow of your love
which overarches the world
and bathes us all in its warmth.
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Monday, 24 December 2018
About a video on youtube
I have recorded 7 songs based on 3 poems I learned at school, a harmony to a John Denver song, 2 prayers and a carol and had a video made to accompany them.
They can be found as
jan poems prayers and harmonies
If there is anyone among the people who read my bits and pieces who would like to look at it, I should be very delighted.
I am truly grateful to you all and wish you a very happy Christmas.
The video is the fulfilment of a lifetime's dream.
They can be found as
jan poems prayers and harmonies
If there is anyone among the people who read my bits and pieces who would like to look at it, I should be very delighted.
I am truly grateful to you all and wish you a very happy Christmas.
The video is the fulfilment of a lifetime's dream.
Thursday, 13 December 2018
About what to do when a minor crisis occurs
Said, off the cuff, to H who was struggling with something or other on his laptop or iPad
(not an unusual occurrence, I might add!):
Don't despair,
say a prayer.
I don't know if he did
but it did make him laugh.
(not an unusual occurrence, I might add!):
Don't despair,
say a prayer.
I don't know if he did
but it did make him laugh.
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Wednesday, 7 November 2018
About God and science
I absolutely love science because, to me,
its wonders and glories show forth the handiwork of God
and fill me with awe at the marvel of creation.
its wonders and glories show forth the handiwork of God
and fill me with awe at the marvel of creation.
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About God and Bach's Matthew Passion
How could anyone who watches, as I did last night,
a performance of Bach's Matthew Passion on YouTube*,
not be made utterly aware of the reality and presence of God.
*Dutch Bach Society, Veldhoven.
a performance of Bach's Matthew Passion on YouTube*,
not be made utterly aware of the reality and presence of God.
*Dutch Bach Society, Veldhoven.
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Sunday, 4 November 2018
A prayer about accepting others
Help us, God, to learn to accept people and things as they are
and not to grieve overmuch
when they are not as we would wish them to be.
and not to grieve overmuch
when they are not as we would wish them to be.
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