by Janice MacLean | Oct 25, 2021 | Photos for Eye & Soul, Reflections
Visio Divina – The Practice of Sacred Seeing The practice of Visio Divina (Latin for Divine Seeing) invites you to pay attention to the Holy speaking to your spiritual heart through images. It is based on the 6th century monastic practice of Lectio Divina where...
by Janice MacLean | Oct 22, 2021 | Lectionary & Scripture, Reflections
THE POWER OF ENCOURAGEMENT Twenty-second after Pentecost: Mark 10:46-52 By Hugh Farquhar Did someone at some time encourage you in relation to a dream, an intention, or a plan of action? Did someone discourage you, responding negatively and shaking your confidence?...
by Janice MacLean | Oct 17, 2021 | Reflections
“Anyone who thinks fallen leaves are dead has never watched them dancing on a windy day.” — Shira Tamir Watch for dancing leaves today. Make your own reflective rustle dance....
by Janice MacLean | Oct 14, 2021 | Lectionary & Scripture, Reflections
A TROUBLING REQUEST Twenty-first after Pentecost: Mark 10:35-45. By Hugh Farquhar From time immemorial, humans have had difficulty with authority. People who misuse authority are people who have allowed some power they have inherited or achieved to go to their heads....
by Janice MacLean | Oct 9, 2021 | Lectionary & Scripture, Reflections
NOT TO WORRY Thanksgiving Sunday: Matthew 6:25-34 By Hugh Farquhar Many years ago, my family and I moved to Aberdeen, Scotland, where I was a post-graduate student at King’s College. During our time there we became familiar with a phrase people often used: “not to...
by Janice MacLean | Oct 1, 2021 | Lectionary & Scripture, Reflections
THE MINISTRY OF CHILDREN Nineteenth after Pentecost: Mark 10:13-16. By Hugh Farquhar I remember well a day when I went to visit a man whose vibrant spouse had just died after a lengthy illness. I was feeling something of the pain in his life and was looking for the...
by Janice MacLean | Sep 23, 2021 | Lectionary & Scripture, Reflections
DON’T YOU SEE THE PRETTY CLOUDS by Hugh Farquhar Eighteenth after Pentecost: Mark 9:38-50. One day, Jesus’ disciple, John, was in a flap! Bothered and agitated, he came to Jesus to vent his concern. “Teacher,” he said, “we saw someone helping people in your name; but...
by Janice MacLean | Sep 17, 2021 | Lectionary & Scripture, Reflections
WISDOM IS AS WISDOM DOES by Hugh Farquhar Seventeenth after Pentecost: James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a. In this section of his letter, James distinguishes between two kinds of wisdom: “earthly, phony, wisdom” and “loving, authentic wisdom.” Earthly wisdom, in his thinking, is...
by Janice MacLean | Sep 9, 2021 | Free Stuff, Ordinary, Reflections
By Janice MacLean Here are a series of six little prayers. You might want to use one to start your day and inspire your meditation. You might want to use one for a week and see what insights or actions arise. You can download a PDF copy here to print. Download...
by Janice MacLean | Sep 8, 2021 | Lectionary & Scripture, Reflections
REVEALING OUR INNER LANDSCAPE By Hugh Farquhar Sixteenth after Pentecost: James 3:1-12. The Time with Children can be a time when we ministers really earn our keep. You never know what they’re going to say, and parents hold their breath, praying that some family...
