tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901967041035965746.comments2024-02-15T13:42:05.874+00:00Spirituality and Hilarity: The world of JoAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13701922863997557824noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901967041035965746.post-59877835624553658982014-04-14T08:49:15.358+01:002014-04-14T08:49:15.358+01:00Strange "old" world - I did the two wars...Strange "old" world - I did the two wars and never really got to the Kings and Queens.<br /><br />Last week we had a day in Historic Cambridge and also a day in less historic Milton Keynes<br /><br />It has been interesting to reflect on how history has shaped those two places - maybe we can't see so much history at MK but there is a History that is fascinating <br /><br />Really enjoyed the Lent Blogs Jo <br /><br />It has worked well alongside the Christian Aid "Counting our Blessings " resource<br /><br />So what next.........................<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03922229773649525539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901967041035965746.post-70979474064586156812014-04-09T16:42:59.589+01:002014-04-09T16:42:59.589+01:00This is on my bucket list.This is on my bucket list.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15825462243539933433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901967041035965746.post-65151478819870447802014-03-29T21:12:28.703+00:002014-03-29T21:12:28.703+00:00Amen - We can't increase our allotted time on ...Amen - We can't increase our allotted time on planet earth - it is precious and it is finite - let us pass the time that we have wellAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03922229773649525539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901967041035965746.post-37149096439646220062014-03-25T15:01:55.554+00:002014-03-25T15:01:55.554+00:00Isn't simplicity a wonderful thing ?
Isn'...Isn't simplicity a wonderful thing ?<br /><br />Isn't it amazing how we mess something so simple up !<br /><br />Brilliant - thanks JoAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03922229773649525539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901967041035965746.post-2940232820130401662014-03-24T08:56:19.775+00:002014-03-24T08:56:19.775+00:00A great blessing for the day Jo - - the word of Go...A great blessing for the day Jo - - the word of God - been spending time in Psalm 42 recently as well - also using Christian Aid Lent resources for "Counting our Blessings" alongside your blog - So so much to realise in our lives - keep our souls awake and alert Lord that we might "Count our Blessings" + it's the Rev today !!!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03922229773649525539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901967041035965746.post-59344505519498051142014-03-20T15:45:55.187+00:002014-03-20T15:45:55.187+00:00So very true Jo.So very true Jo.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15825462243539933433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901967041035965746.post-77091537358054544142013-12-02T22:56:38.427+00:002013-12-02T22:56:38.427+00:00Thanks Anita xThanks Anita xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13701922863997557824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901967041035965746.post-58795297026500907942013-12-02T22:53:49.453+00:002013-12-02T22:53:49.453+00:00So glad it helped you. It's OK to be you. Ther...So glad it helped you. It's OK to be you. There is normally a touch of me in the poems but they are, I think, meant for other people. Prayers for you. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13701922863997557824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901967041035965746.post-719627684419028872013-12-02T00:31:48.714+00:002013-12-02T00:31:48.714+00:00I needed this poem tonight Jo, thank you... i'...I needed this poem tonight Jo, thank you... i'm just me, living on the edge.Mandynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901967041035965746.post-71681430207533841372013-11-03T10:52:15.434+00:002013-11-03T10:52:15.434+00:00Lovely!Lovely!merryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06122017238804355729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901967041035965746.post-83730123630323946832013-09-29T20:53:47.773+01:002013-09-29T20:53:47.773+01:00Jo , this is so very beautiful! Nicely done!
Bles...Jo , this is so very beautiful! Nicely done!<br /><br />Blessings ~ WendyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901967041035965746.post-6275443130762848472013-08-23T08:29:58.428+01:002013-08-23T08:29:58.428+01:00Inspiring + Thought provoking + Something so vital...Inspiring + Thought provoking + Something so vitally important to realise and hang on to Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03922229773649525539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901967041035965746.post-43221449861176508822013-08-08T13:52:28.414+01:002013-08-08T13:52:28.414+01:00Always good to be reminded that we need to "C...Always good to be reminded that we need to "Clean the House" regularly <br /><br />Trouble is it is so much easier to just flick a duster over rather than getting down to the real cleaning necessary "In the House"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03922229773649525539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901967041035965746.post-90590070045756831962013-07-23T23:10:04.999+01:002013-07-23T23:10:04.999+01:00Thanks for your comment. Glad you liked the poem. ...Thanks for your comment. Glad you liked the poem. We continue to pray for an end.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13701922863997557824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901967041035965746.post-75640035523213545002013-07-23T21:23:22.296+01:002013-07-23T21:23:22.296+01:00Great poem, horrific topic and yes we want it to s...Great poem, horrific topic and yes we want it to stop.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901967041035965746.post-76147260609216444712013-07-02T11:10:51.728+01:002013-07-02T11:10:51.728+01:00Hi Michael,
Thanks for the great comments, as al...Hi Michael, <br /><br />Thanks for the great comments, as always. Sometimes we are so busy we don't realize how much we need to rest, and in particular to rest in God. So I think a sabbath rest every week, a day where we don't do our normal work, is important. I actually find it difficult to disengage my brain and rest. (A funny story about disengaging my brain came into my head about that last night so I may well have to write that one down.) Inactive rest seems impossible for me. To rest I need to do something like swim, or walk, or read. resting for me is also about processing thoughts and giving them to God and importantly listening to what he has to say on the matter. Sometimes we are so busy rushing around and talking to God we forget to listen to him. Rest for me is resting in God and listening to his still small voice. <br /><br />We often worry about things and try and solve the problem but it is not always our problem to solve. Some problems actually can't be solved, these are the ones we really need to give to God but are perhaps the most difficult to lay down at the foot of the cross. Harold Fry in the novel tries to solve a problem, his friend is dying. He thinks if he keeps on walking he can solve it but it doesn't quite work like that. Some things need fixing and require us to speak up. Somethings need fixing but we are not the person to fix them. Somethings can't be fixed/changed. All things need to be given to God and for our own sanity we need to rest in him. A week away doesn't solve problems but it can help to put life into perspective and help us to draw strength in our Redeemer. <br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13701922863997557824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901967041035965746.post-47930163642014496522013-07-02T09:16:05.244+01:002013-07-02T09:16:05.244+01:00I was reminded recently about just one way how we ...I was reminded recently about just one way how we can achieve some rest - to let go -to lay things down.<br />Those things that are in our HANDS - the activities - the doings - the things that have been loaded on us and maybe the things we have taken on <br />Those things in our HEARTS - the emotions - the concerns and burdens that are maybe not for us but what we have loaded on ourselves - those things which we can do little or nothing about but just continue to carry<br />Those things in our HEADS - the thoughts that draw us down - the thoughts that are only perceptions and not realities<br /><br />We are I believe also to be cautious just how and where we take the rest <br /><br />Rest is not just a time of inactivity - rest is freedom from things that weary us trouble us or disturb us<br /><br />We need to be aware of those things that are wearying us - troubling us and disturbing us <br /><br />A week away from them is not going to solve the problem - these things need to be faced and addressed<br /><br />Oh Lord give us the wisdom please and then equip us with the courage and the strength to act <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03922229773649525539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901967041035965746.post-93749742831702762013-05-07T00:26:47.709+01:002013-05-07T00:26:47.709+01:00Beautifully emotiveBeautifully emotiveMandynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901967041035965746.post-48766280929505475712013-05-06T23:02:02.728+01:002013-05-06T23:02:02.728+01:00Hi Theo, yes, that sounds interesting!Hi Theo, yes, that sounds interesting!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13701922863997557824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901967041035965746.post-4864979613077338262013-05-03T15:45:59.995+01:002013-05-03T15:45:59.995+01:00Great post! I work for a new social blogging site ...Great post! I work for a new social blogging site called glipho.com, and was hoping you would consider sharing your posts there with us? It wouldn't change your blog or anything, and I know our community would love to read your work here. Let me know what you think!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />TeoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901967041035965746.post-21947522047334687922013-03-21T02:48:15.290+00:002013-03-21T02:48:15.290+00:00Beautiful post Jo, I've just read this after 2...Beautiful post Jo, I've just read this after 2 Corinthians 4.... think God's trying to tell me something!Mandynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901967041035965746.post-17745853650098068712013-03-13T09:44:00.453+00:002013-03-13T09:44:00.453+00:00Jo
Reminded me of something from some years back ...Jo<br /><br />Reminded me of something from some years back on a trip to the "seaside"<br /><br />The sun is shining - the car parks are filling up<br />The sun is shining - out they all come<br />The sun is shining - ice cream , flasks and chips<br />Today is now windy and cloudy - they are not coming today<br />It is cloudy and raining - no sign of my fair weather friends<br />I am here all the time whatever the weather<br />Why won't they come and see?<br /><br />MJH<br /><br />Lord keep our eyes open <br /><br />I also enjopyed the last posting <br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901967041035965746.post-15795816812123474082013-03-06T19:06:35.667+00:002013-03-06T19:06:35.667+00:00Too true that if we race around we can miss what G...Too true that if we race around we can miss what God is saying in the every day, but I wouldn't have thought of using superheroes as a subject opener -nice one!<br />Just a note. When I'm on my phone this blog doesn't scroll properly, so have to read it on a pc. Interested in these things cos I wonder if mine ever does the same..Jo (@Piano_Jo)http://purplearabesque.blogspot.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901967041035965746.post-2452052735044417952013-02-28T11:14:30.667+00:002013-02-28T11:14:30.667+00:00So true, Jo. Sometimes we just have to be.So true, Jo. Sometimes we just have to be.Jesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13926998401230301875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901967041035965746.post-25446191254415199842013-02-21T10:46:36.417+00:002013-02-21T10:46:36.417+00:00Jo, Thanks for drawing my attention to this by you...Jo, Thanks for drawing my attention to this by your Guestbook entry on my freerangephotography.co.uk website! I will certainly get around in due course to visiting the churches you mention, and add photographs to my web collection. Meanwhile, do you know about the modern last supper in the little RC church in Tintagel, Cornwall? I took photographs of it when I was there in 2008 - see http://www.archive.freerangephotography.co.uk/D004f/index.htm. Best wishes for your continuing ministry, a also with your excellent blogposts!<br /><br />MartinMartin Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02543035178806387386noreply@blogger.com