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Continue reading →: Setting Our Hearts
From time to time I read something that immediately undoes me – usually I recognise it is because it has voiced some deep longing in my heart, or some truth I cannot put words to myself. Today I read again this beautiful quote of Reepicheep (the talking mouse): “My own…
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Continue reading →: Good Friday
Today we celebrated Good Friday at church. This is one of the reflections I wrote for that service. The painting was done by a team of beautiful and clever people I get to journey with. Thinking of you today – may you find life and hope in grief and despair.…
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Continue reading →: Family Eastering – Nothing
Simply making more of DIY resurrection eggs. Day 11: Nothing – the victory complete Verse: Luke 26 v 6-7 Jesus isn’t here! He has been raised from death. Remember that while he was still in Galilee, he told you, ‘The Son of Man will be handed over to sinners who will…
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Continue reading →: Family Eastering – Stone
Simply making more of DIY resurrection eggs. Day 11: Stone – nothing can stop Him Verse: John 20 v 1 On Sunday morning while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance. Activity: Look for really heavy…
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Continue reading →: Family Eastering – Spices
Simply making more of DIY resurrection eggs. Day 10: Spices – an act of love Verse: John 19 v 40 Taking Jesus’ body, the two of them wrapped it, with the spices, in strips of linen. This was in accordance with Jewish burial customs. Activity: Try wrapping one another in…
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Continue reading →: Family Eastering – Sponge and Spear
Simply making more of DIY resurrection eggs. Day 9: Sponge and Spear – definitely dead Verse: John 19 v 29, 33-34 A jar of cheap wine was there. Someone then soaked a sponge with the wine and held it up to Jesus’ mouth on the stem of a hyssop plant. But…
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Continue reading →: Family Eastering – Sign
Simply making more of DIY resurrection eggs. Day 8: The Sign – Who is Jesus? Verse: Mark 15 v 26 The written notice of the charge against him read: the king of the jews. Activity: Make a sign together with your names on it, add in a surname and a…
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Continue reading →: Family Eastering – Nails
Simply making more of DIY resurrection eggs. Day 7: Nails – Everything Nailed to the Cross Verse: Mark 15v24 They nailed Jesus to a cross and gambled to see who would get his clothes. Activity: Take some pieces of fabric or paper and carefully nail them to a piece of…
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Nau mai, haere mai (welcome) from Aotearoa/ New Zealand. I’m an educator, theologian, poet, textile artist, extrovert and lover of the Church. This is a space primarily for Christian poetry and blessing but also reflection. Want to use my work or know more? Please check in via a comment or email.
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