Tag: prayer
A sign of life
I caught myself wanting to check Facebook first thing in the morning. I had not even got out of bed, in fact I had skipped my morning prayers in order to sleep a little longer. Perhaps for that reason it now struck me quite forcibly how strange it is that I feel so naturally drawn … Continue reading A sign of life
Read more →Speaking, Listening and Prayer
A long time ago, I worked for Rijkswaterstaat, on a project for measuring the depths of rivers. For that, I was on a little ship where they had this old fashioned type of phone where only one person can speak at a time. So you had to speak your message or question as complete and … Continue reading Speaking, Listening and Prayer
Read more →Liberating Creativity
With Easter we’ve celebrated the victory of Jesus over death and sin. It is a precious victory, that He won at a high price. This leads me to think about freedom, which I first associate with creativity, because we need freedom to be really creative. Also, our creativity is truly a wonderful gift of God: this is what makes us all unique and special.
Read more →God’s Tears
God begged me out To walk in the rain. His tears fell on me, Was He feeling pain? He cried over me, It made me start. Don’t cry, dear Lord, I will change my heart! Tears poured down, I continued my way. Tears of joy? Or sadness About my delay? Dear Lord, I cried, You … Continue reading God’s Tears
Read more →On prayer and quiet
This is my first text ever, that I wrote initially as a letter to my congregation ‘De Jeruzalemkerk‘. I later shared it with Father David, who asked if he might translate it for the Holy Trinity Chaplaincy. I was so encouraged by this, and noticed how much I had enjoyed sharing my thoughts, that I … Continue reading On prayer and quiet
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