Month: April 2020
Updated on April 28, 2020
Finding God in Quiet Places
A meditation for children by Gail Hatch Gather the family: Find a comfortable cozy place to snuggle together for family time. Children may enjoy holding a favorite stuffed animal, blanket or doll. Start this session by asking each …
Updated on April 27, 2020
Poem for the Third Sunday of Easter
Please follow this link to read Easter 2020 by Malcolm Guite (b 1957). Malcolm Guite is an Anglican priest and a prolific poet, song writer, singer and guitarist. He often uses regular poetic forms of rhythm and rhyme …
Updated on April 22, 2024
Meditation with Psalm 16
http://traffic.libsyn.com/contemplativeathome/Psalm_16_meditation.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedA mindful preparation for prayer followed by a gentle reading of Psalm 16, with space to be deeply attentive. This series of meditations on the Psalms aim to bring peace …
Updated on April 22, 2020
Fluttering Signs of God’s Creation
A meditation for children by Gail Hatch Gather the Family Ask someone to read Jeremiah 32:17 “Ah, Sovereign Lord, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for …
Updated on April 17, 2020
Poem for the Second Sunday of Easter
RESURRECTION by R. S. Thomas (1913 – 2000) Easter. The grave clothes of winterare still here, but the sepulchreis empty. A messengerfrom the tomb tells ushow a stone has been rolledfrom the mind, and a tree lightensthe darkness …
Updated on April 15, 2020
Emmaus
http://traffic.libsyn.com/contemplativeathome/P14.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedDear Friends, Today I invite you to revisit the Emmaus episode which was published in 2018. May you continue to be alive to signs of hope and new life, even …
Posted on April 15, 2020
Resurrection Miracles: Bunnies, Chicks and Easter Eggs
A written meditation to share with children by Gail Hatch. Gather the Family: Over a meal together place some Easter decorations on the table. Have paper and crayons handy. During the meal invite the family to look at …
Updated on April 9, 2020
Poem for Easter Sunday
Love is Come Again by J.M.C.Crum (1872 – 1958) Now the green blade riseth, from the buried grain,Wheat that in dark earth many days has lain;Love lives again, that with the dead has been:Love is come again like …
Updated on April 22, 2024
Holy Week 2020 – a meditation
http://traffic.libsyn.com/contemplativeathome/good_friday_2020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedDear Friends, As Tina rightly said to me the other day, this time of social distancing, much like Holy Week, is a stripping back, a time of loss, but it …
Updated on April 7, 2020
From Sorrow to Joy!
For Praying with Children in Holy Week Gather the Family Light a candle with a sturdy base. Dim the lights in the room. Ask familymembers to take off their shoes and make a large circle on the floor.Place …