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“Oscar Wilde said that if you know what you want to be, then you inevitably become it – that is your punishment, but if you never know, then you can be anything. There is a truth to that. We are not nouns, we are verbs. I am not a thing – an actor, a writerContinue reading “Thought for the day, Monday 30th December”

“Speak well of those who speak evil of you. Pay good for evil. Pray for those who cause you various offences, wrongs, temptations, persecutions. Whatever you do, on no account condemn anyone; do not even try to judge whether a person is good or bad, but keep your eyes on that one person for whomContinue reading “Thought for the day, Sunday 29th December”

“Each step forwards to become the person we are makes it harder to go backwards, to return to the shadowy, private world of closed doors and shuttered windows. The experience, the awakening of one’s true self, after being so long suppressed, can never be adequately explained with language.” Lili Elbe (born Einar Wegener), painter andContinue reading “Thought for the day, Saturday 28th December”

“It is enough, the now, and though it comes without anything, it gives me everything. With it I can repopulate the world. I can bring forth new worlds in underground shelters while the bombs are dropping above; I can do it in lifeboats as the ship goes down; I can do it in prisons withoutContinue reading “Thought for the day, Friday 27th December”

“Hush now. The wounds run deep,but the bees are full of knowing.They know the hive of your heart,each crooked curled chambereach hopeful hidden curve,each darkened holding cell.They have come with wings and song and pollen.They have come to harvest each mistakeeach broken vessel, to touch the jagged edgesof betrayal and lost chances,to collect your failuresContinue reading “Thought for the day, Thursday 26th December”

Christmas Day “Sing a new song to the Holy Onewith all the names and none.Proclaim our joy and thanksgivingfor creation, for life, for growth, for love.Turn your face to the light.Rejoice in God.Worship God in the beauty of holiness;let the whole earth tremble in awe.Call out—There’s this beautiful worldand all the life in itand there’sContinue reading “Thought for the day, Wednesday 25th December”

“Silent night! Holy night!All is calm, all is brightround yon Virgin Mother and Child,Holy infant so tender and mild,sleep in Heavenly peace!sleep in Heavenly peace! Silent night! Holy night!Shepherds quake at the sight;glories stream from Heaven afar,Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia,Christ, the Saviour, is born!Christ, the Saviour, is born!Silent night! Holy night! Son of God, Love’sContinue reading “Thought for the day, Tuesday 24th December”

“Patience asks us to live the moment to the fullest, to be completely present to the moment, to taste the here and now, to be where we are. When we are impatient we try to get away from where we are. We behave as if the real thing will happen tomorrow, later, and somewhere else.Continue reading “Thought for the day, Monday 23rd December”

“The universe is composed of subjects to be communed with, not objects to be exploited. Everything has its own voice. Thunder and lightning and stars and planets, flowers, birds, animals, trees – all these have voices, and they constitute a community of existence that is profoundly related.” Thomas Berry

Winter Solstice “Great Lady and Lord of the turning wheel of the year’s seasons, by whom the light returns, I call to you. Now, at the darkest time, when all of nature is still and cold, the change is made. There is a pause, as though between breaths, all nature waits, and then – theContinue reading “Thought for the day, Saturday 21st December”