It happened again this week. I heard yet again of someone who had not been genuinely listened to. Only those willing to stand close enough to listen Surprise, surprise, yet still the person’s affected were the poor, and yet again, the ones who hadn’t bothered to listen were the rich. Rich […]
Spiritual Formation
The rattle of the security chain behind the door told me a lot about the person behind it before I saw them. The door opened a crack and two eyes warily peered through looking at me. Who do you let into your world? I learnt a new term this week from […]
I love good conversations. The ones where we speak words of life into each other. Conversations that energize the tired battered soul. That stir up the flickering embers of life. For most conversations however they are a mix of ‘try harder’, ‘fix what is wrong’ and ‘get more’. All requiring me […]
Over the last few weeks, I have had time to get to work on some of the home maintenance issues that have needed addressing. The list was quite long, but slowly and steadily I have worked through them all, item by item. There will always be a list of things […]