Month: May 2020
Updated on May 27, 2020
Poem for Pentecost Sunday
God’s GrandeurThe world is charged with the grandeur of God.It will flame out, like shining from shook foil;It gathers to a greatness, like the ooze of oilCrushed. Why do men then now not reck his rod?Generations have trod, …
Updated on April 22, 2024
Meditation with Psalm 40
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/contemplativeathome/Meditation_with_Psalm_40.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedA mindful and meditative prayer session with Psalm 40. Today I offer you in writing a few of my own thoughts on Psalm 40, you may not need them, but …
Updated on May 20, 2020
Poem for the Sunday After Ascension Day (Clamped in the Feet of Christ!)
This week’s poem is Refugees by Brian Bilston. Follow the link to read it and please make sure you read the poem both top to bottom, and then from bottom to top! Poets are good at helping us …
Updated on April 22, 2024
Meditation with Psalm 27
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/contemplativeathome/Meditation_with_Psalm_27.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedA meditation with Psalm 27. In this Psalm David ponders how he is protected from his enemies. I invite you to think creatively about your enemies at present: self-doubt or …
Updated on May 14, 2020
Poem for the Sixth Sunday of Easter
The Elixir Teach me, my God and King, in all things thee to see, and what I do in any thing, to do it as for thee. A man that looks on glass, on it may stay his …
Updated on April 22, 2024
Meditation with Psalm 23
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/contemplativeathome/Meditation_with_Psalm_23.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedA quiet contemplation with Psalm 23. There are so many directions we could go with this Psalm, but I’ve decided to keep it very simple. I hope you’re able to …
Updated on May 14, 2020
Finding Comfort in Troubled Times
A meditation to share together with children or the young at heart, by Gail Hatch “God…comforts us in all our troubles” 2 Corinthians 1:1 Gather together: Choose a comfortable place to settle. Children may want to choose a …
Posted on May 11, 2020
Poem for the Fifth Sunday of Easter
Today’s poem is The Trees by Philip Larkin (1922-1985). Click this link to read the poem, or to hear it read aloud by the author. Philip Larkin’s poetry often has more than a hint of despair and disappointment, …
Updated on April 22, 2024
Awakening Prayer
http://traffic.libsyn.com/contemplativeathome/Awakening_Prayer_Meditation-2.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedThis is a meditation with the Awakening Prayer, as being prayed at midday for 40 days of prayer before pentecost by our friends in Ireland at St. Catherine’s Church, Praxis …
Posted on May 6, 2020
Meeting Jesus at Jairus’ House
A meditation for children and families by Gail Hatch Jesus said, “Don’t be afraid. Only believe and you will be well.” Luke 8:50 Today’s meditation invites you to take a journey through your imagination to the healing of …