Ray's Blog: July 2013
God's Cottage, Glendalough
Glendalough, nestling among two lakes and seven valleys in Ireland's Wicklow mountains, attracts ever more visitors.We come for the beauty of nature, for her singing trees and streams. We come for the beauty of a holy soul, Saint Kevin, whose prayers in the lake vanquished the...
Tomato Ketchup And All That
How about this for a grace before a meal?Thank you for tomato ketchup (probably made in the Netherlands – God bless the Netherlands)
from tomatoes grown in Spain (God bless Spain)
pollinated by Turkish bumblebees (God bless Turkey)
manufactured in Slovakia (God bless Slovakia))
and consumed by us (God...
The Third Desert
The first desert refers to the fourth century Athletes of Christ in Egypt and neighbouring lands. From the 4th century this desert became a dwelling place for thousands of Christian men and women who lived lives of prayer and discipline under vows. Some were organised, as in Pachomius’...Rhythm In The Big City
Over one hundred adults and children from London's Christ Church, Highbury gather in the sunbathed green of High Leigh Centre, Herts. These bankers, solicitors and media people are six months into a year exploring a Way of Life. They have come to clarify, question and clinch waymarks. Some witness...