Moses speaking from long ago: ‘ Be strong and of good courage, fear not, nor be afraid for the Lord your God, He it is that goes with you. He will not fail you, nor forsake you.’ I liked that old word He won’t ‘forsake’ better than He won’t ‘ leave you lonely and sad.’ He won’tContinue reading “…and so I put them in a jug!”
Category Archives: Memories
Walking the Thames from Culham to Dorchester.
David speaking: ‘Show me Your ways, O LORD; teach me your paths. Lead me in your truth, and teach me: for You are the God of my salvation…’ Psalm 25: 4,5 This will be with my memories. Yesterday I was asked: When did you first walk here at Dorchester? This was the memory that cameContinue reading “Walking the Thames from Culham to Dorchester.”
Four ‘impressions’ from travel
‘ I lift up my eyes to the hills – where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.’ Psalm 121: 1-2 We are still in Italy. This post is made up of four impressions the first stands alone the other three are connected to oneContinue reading “Four ‘impressions’ from travel”
Cambrai and Saint Quentin
I am looking at the decalogue starting at number 10. God speaking: ‘ Don’t covet your neighbour’s house, wife nor anything that belongs to your neighbour. ‘ Exodus 20:17 Sinful acts come from selfish desire. Two towns twenty-five miles apart in the north of France. First, a morning scene on a canal in Cambrai withContinue reading “Cambrai and Saint Quentin”
For my memories, a video, and a visit.
It is the last verse in Matthew. I will write 19 and 20 because it is interesting: Jesus speaking : ” Go and teach all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things I have commanded you: and I am withContinue reading “For my memories, a video, and a visit.”
A barrel full and leaking
There has been time to think today. No walking in the cold and rain. One seventh of seventy-two years ( the length of time my mother lived) is about ten years. Then I thought ten years to give God thanks for His loving kindness. The ten years spread out in the form of one dayContinue reading “A barrel full and leaking”
Travel and talk.
When you travel, you talk to this one or that one who talks to you. I very rarely talk to anyone who doesn’t talk to me. Unless it is an information question, mostly beginning with where. So here is an example that got me thinking. Taxi driver: ‘Do you have children?’ Me: ‘Yes.’ Taxi driver:’Continue reading “Travel and talk.”
A Lyle syrup tin with roses.
Here is a story dated in the late 1960s ,inside a story dated 1883, inside a story that could have taken place between 1400- 1050 BC. Let us start with the story closest to our time. The time we left for Portugal. My last post before I left was Thyme and the two white rosesContinue reading “A Lyle syrup tin with roses.”
The garden pond
Looking deep into our little garden pond where the new minature pond lily put up its first leaves to the surface in late summer, there lay a fish. One of three put in at about the same time as the pond lily. I felt colder than I was and stood still. No, it couldn’t be…Continue reading “The garden pond”
A memory visited eating ‘ Sopa de legumes.’/ Those green beans in a soup.
Jesus speaking: ‘The sower (Jesus himself) sows the Word (the words of the Bible in my mind and my mind is distracted). BUT the seeds fall where there are thorns: the deceitfulness of riches the worries of this world And the lust for other things These choke the Word / seed growing in my mind,Continue reading “A memory visited eating ‘ Sopa de legumes.’/ Those green beans in a soup.”
A train ride that leads to…
Today in the late morning autumn mist we got on a full train. ” No reserved seat on our ticket, Sandy.” Said Roy. Then we were tipped off. ” You have 20 seconds to get on to the train behind. Out this door into the next.” “Still going to Manchester? ” I said with aContinue reading “A train ride that leads to…”
Remembering yesterday’s green beans.
Jesus speaking: ‘Don’t do good things for friends or others so people in general will think you are good. God won’t reward you for this. You have their praise as a reward. Do good things so that your left hand doesn’t know what the right is doing 🤣🤣 Your Father God who sees in secretContinue reading “Remembering yesterday’s green beans.”