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Feb

2016

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Lenten Poems – Becoming Lesser (10)

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John 3, Lent, poetry

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John's gospel poetry, Poetry

Photo: Luke Addison, flickr

Photo: Luke Addison, flickr

John the Baptist, in his words and in his life, prepared the way for the Lord. How are you preparing the way for the Lord during this season of Lent?

Lenten Poems – Born Again (9)

Lenten Poems – Noon at Jacob’s Well (11)

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I’m Amy and I love noticing God's nudges of grace in everyday life. I’m a writer, speaker, and spiritual director, and I look forward to connecting with you.

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How amazing to speak at @spurgeoncollege today, sh

How amazing to speak at @spurgeoncollege today, sharing about the life and ministry of Biddy and @oswaldchambers and @myutmost!

The connections to Charles Spurgeon are wonderful... Oswald's mother came to faith in Jesus through his preaching, and both she and her husband were baptized by this famous Baptist preacher. After the family moved down to London from Scotland when Oswald was 15, he and his father attended a meeting at the Metropolitan Tabernacle, hearing Spurgeon preach. On the way home, Oswald said to his dad, "I wish there would have been an opportunity to make a commitment for Christ at the meeting." Stopping under a lamppost, his dad said, "You can do it now, my boy!" And he did.

And the world has never been the same.

Lovely to be in a room full of world changers, encouraging them to, in Oswald and Biddy's words for today from My Utmost, "Get up and do it. Take yourself by the scruff of the neck and shake off your laziness."

Okay, so maybe I wasn't that direct!

Here I am with the wonderful principal, Rev Prof Philip McCormack, and my fellow director of the Oswald Chambers publications association, @charisa.g

You can read the devotional for free online!

More photos from Iona! Some of us took a boat trip

More photos from Iona! Some of us took a boat trip out to the island of Staffa to see the fascinating rock formations from the volcanos 59 million years ago. During nesting season the island hosts a lot of puffins - a desire of my heart to see. I knew we were probably too early to see them, and if you scroll through the photos you’ll see that I DID indeed see them - but from afar. They are a sea bird, after all, and only come to land for nesting and caring for their young.

The island is fascinating, puffins or not. It felt a bit precarious walking along the edge, knowing the one false move could result in dire consequences. Fair play to one of our group who was less mobile but determined to go to Fingal’s Cave, and to our @mccabepilgrim representative and another of the group who ensured she made it!

I loved my Iona experience so much that I’m leading another one next year! 31 March to 5 April; details to come on the McCabe website.

Photos:
1. Sea birds
2. We saw seals!
3. The island of Staffa.
4. Journeying to Fingal’s Cave is not for the faint-hearted.
5. Fingal’s Cave. Stunning! Mendelssohn visited in 1829 and it inspired his Hebrides’ overture.
6. Amazing views from the top.
7. I did see puffins!
8. Boat views.
9. The Abbey, Bishop’s House (on the left), and the white building in the background is our hotel - St Columba’s, which I totally recommend. Amazing food and hospitality.

Sharing my next newsletter this week with an Iona-

Sharing my next newsletter this week with an Iona-themed giveaway!

I bought this cute puffin pin/badge and these little pocket pebbles at the Iona Abbey shop. The pocket pebbles you can keep - yes - in your pocket as a reminder that God loves you and is with you.

I always make entering my giveaways very simple (just by replying to the email), so do join in - and not only for the giveaway but for the prayer practices I share each month.

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#newsletter #giveaway #Iona

A highlight during our recent @mccabepilgrim trip

A highlight during our recent @mccabepilgrim trip to Iona was the boat trip to Staffa. Just wow! The Vertical rocks you see were created by volcanoes like 59 million years ago. And yes, it was scary to walk along that little passageway on the edge of the rocks.

Join me in reveling in God‘s creation for a minute, while taking in these glories.

I loved going to Iona so much that I’m going to do it again next year! Maybe you could come in person too? First week of April… See my website site for more details.

Getting to the island of Iona (in Scotland’s inn

Getting to the island of Iona (in Scotland’s inner Hebrides) entails two coaches (US: bus) and two ferries (all ably organized by @mccabepilgrim). The coachride on the approach to Iona is extremely narrow in places, and much of the road seems to be single lane, with regular passing places. Our driver knew who was local and who was a tourist!

Some photos from the journeys to and from the isalnd. I didn’t take many on the journey back to Glasgow because it was pouring with rain and was at night. We saw the landscape change, as the water then rushed down the hills on our return journey.

Journeys can be unexpected and unwelcome; they can be planned and exciting; they can be turbulent and fun.

A Celtic prayer you might enjoy:
Come I this day to the Father,
Come I this day to the Son,
Come I this day to the Holy Spirit powerful:
I come this day with God,
I come this day with Christ,
I come this day with the Spirit of kindly balm.
God, and Spirit, and Jesus,
From the crown of my head
To the soles of my feet;
Come I with my reputation,
Come I with my testimony,
Come I to Thee, Jesu -
Jesu, shelter me.
(Carmina Gadelica I, p. 69)

Pilgrims often have to pivot - circumstances out o

Pilgrims often have to pivot - circumstances out of their control lead to a change of plans. We always knew that the weather here in western Scotland was changing at the end of the week but when we woke to a named storm (Kathleen), we all started to wonder if we’d be stuck on the island.

With it taking us two ferries and two coach (bus) journeys to return to Glasgow I knew that Carol and our friends at @mccabepilgrim would have a lot of logistics to sort if we were to leave today… when everything fell into place we 25 pilgrims had an hour to pack and vacate the hotel and get down to the rain-drenched ferry port to start our long journey. (If we had stayed we’d likely not have left Iona until Monday at the earliest.) And we did! We’re now on the last leg, and all being well we’ll be deposited to our hotel in Glasgow in an hour. Huge kudos to McCabe!

Relieve O God, each
In suffering on land or sea,
In grief or wounded or weeping
And lead them to the house of Your peace
This night.

I am weary, weak and cold.
I am weary of travelling land and sea,
I am weary of traversing moorland and billow,
Grant me peace in the nearness of Your repose.
This night. . .
. . . To be resting with Jesus
In the dwelling of peace.

(Carmina Gadelica III, p. 177)

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