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...
Posted at 00:21am on 27th July 2013
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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...
Posted at 02:21am on 20th July 2013
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’...Posted at 23:19pm on 12th July 2013
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...
Posted at 12:34pm on 6th July 2013
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Help university students with mental health problems to let go of a perfectionist mind-set and social media addicti… https://t.co/UsCzXr55PM
Move the hearts of those around Jerusalem to keep the 10 commandments: not to steal others' land; not to kill those… https://t.co/Mgkv2iT8n9
In our disappointments, lift us up. In our denials, lift us up. In our duties, lift us up. Ascended Jesus, lift us up. #Ascensiontide
Help us to realize that every one of us needs a twelve step program in order for your Holy Spirit to fill what wo… https://t.co/yYQNWkCjLq
All-Compassionate One, get Christians out of their church boxes and religious de-tox bolt holes and forge them into… https://t.co/gbyGIHceXs
May infants in the womb be raised to life in you; may scarred heroes and spurned lovers be raised to life in you #Ascensiontide
Alon Liel, former Director-General of Israel’s Foreign Ministry, said in London: ‘If Britain will recognise Palesti… https://t.co/vg1psU8cAy
All human life with Christ is raised, the weakest ones by heaven are praised; now high and low on him have gazed. A… https://t.co/wnIYKet0jf
RT @PeteGreig: The Day of #Ascension means that the resurrected Jesus who was once somewhere at one time for some is now everywhere, always…
