Labyrinths and Pilgrimage:1
We were talking about labyrinths on Twitter the other day; what they are used for and our different experiences of …
Prayer
Haiku: Selfie- Through a Glass Darkly
Peering through dim glass Face to face with perfection Spring wipes away dirt – 1 Cor 13:12
Because You Are
Because You Are So I Am… Beloving Beloved Knowing Known Broken Complete Alone Held Reaching to …
Let Me Know
I wrote Let Me Know during a retreat back in 2018. I wasn’t in the best of places healthwise, felt exhausted, anxious, …
New Year: New Poetry Page
Introducing a new page for Holding Heaven: a space where I can house some of the poems that I’ve written over …
Looking Back/Looking Forward: Happy New Year
The family have gone home, DH’s post-Christmas pudding is bubbling gently away on the stove and I’ve a glass of …
Advent ABC: Q is for Quiet
How silently, how silently The wondrous gift is given… – Oh Little Town of Bethlehem I’d several topics lined up for …
Advent ABC:’O’ Antiphons
The great O Antiphons of Advent in Western Christian tradition are chanted or recited at Evening Prayer during the …
Advent ABC: E is for Eternity
….and Expectant. I do hope your Christmas has had a little touch of Eternity in among the rush and …
Advent ABC: D is for Darkness
Some might say that we begin and end our lives in the dark. Yet Advent speaks hope into that darkness, …
Advent ABC: C is for Candle
C is for Candle and Calendar Do you keep the tradition of lighting an Advent Candle to mark the time …
Advent Eve: Getting Ready
We’re nearly there! Holding Heaven’s Advent ABC begins tomorrow, 1st December. So what is Advent? Check out Busted Halo’s classic Advent in Two Minutes. …