New Found Miracle

God I found Last of all Spoken to me Through music And through mystery Through Gospel Book I took a new look At what had seemed Impossible Yet now I was astounded By new-found miracle. Image by diapicard from Pixabay

A Year of Inspirers (6) – Mark

Mark made me see the power of beginnings: . The beginning of life Is not at first cry . But when the soul Begins to know why . And moves in faith That the purpose . And mission Are beyond the present . In a future unseen And a destiny. . Mark helped me see …

A Month of Inspirers (5) – “In my beginning is my end”

"In my beginning is my end"T.S.Eliot Our "end" is our purpose.  If we know the beginning of something - how or why something started (like an argument, or a problem) -we can gain insight into doing something about it.   Discovering meaning and purpose is also part of the spiritual quest... Human life is a …

Spiritual Reflection : Snapshots of God

What would it be like to be directly taught by a great spiritual leader today? What would it feel like, for example, to be one of the friends of Francis of Assisi, or one of Jesus' disciples? Neither of these leaders wrote long books or even studied at university.  But they did study people, and …

The Light Shines – Midsummer’s Day 2019

"The light Shines . In the Darkness" . from John's Gospel . Image by Gabriel P from Pixabay

Spiritual Reflection – In my beginning…

"In my beginning is my end" wrote T.S. Eliot.  Our "end" means our purpose - if we know how or why something started (like an argument, or a problem), we can gain insight into doing something about it.   Discovering meaning and purpose is also part of the spiritual quest... In some ways, human life …

The Spirituality of Jesus (2) – Healing and Wholeness

I wonder how many people are searching for healing and wholeness today?   And to what extent is this a spiritual search? Many of the stories about Jesus in the Gospels involve healing: the healing of mental, emotional, physical and spiritual diseases.  The Gospel writers see this as Jesus’ spiritual power of goodness that banishes evil …