Lectio Divina: “without having done him any harm”
A word from Luke 4.31-37, Jesus’ healing of the man with an unclean spirit.
Lectio Divina “without neglecting”
A word from Matthew 19.23-end, Jesus’ address to the scribes and Pharisees.
Lectio Divina: “shine like the sun”
A word from Matthew 13.36-43, Jesus explanation of the parable of the weeds of the field.
Intercessions, The Seventh Sunday after Trinity
Written for the 12.15pm Eucharist at Exeter Cathedral
Psalmathon
This St Peter’s day on 29 June, Exeter Cathedral held a Psalmathon – reading all 150 Psalms in about 8 hours.
Lectio Divina: “Lord save us!”
A word from Matthew 8:18,23-27, the story of Jesus stilling the storm.
Lectio Divina on Zoom
Initially a step into the unknown, group Lectio Divina over Zoom has proved to work extremely well; its very structured format holds open a space for deep encounters with both God and each other.
Lectio Divina “utterly”
A word from Mark 12.13-17, the exchange between Jesus and the Pharisees and Herodians.
Where prayer is valid
During the days between Ascension and Pentecost, I found myself ruminating about Exeter Cathedral as building and people, prompted by the lack of access of most people during the Coronavirus lockdown to the church buildings we know and love.
Shared Lectio Divina, Thy Kingdom Come, May 2020
My reflections during shared Lectio on three Bible readings during the period of Thy Kingdom Come.
Lectio Divina: “How can these things be?”
A word from John 3.7-15, the conversation between Jesus and Nicodemus.
Lectio Divina: “outside”
A word from John 20.11-18, the Easter narrative of Mary Magdalene outside the tomb.
Explore Prayer
You are infinitely loved by God, and God is waiting and longing to be with you. Prayer is simply the expression of our relationship with God. But it is often mystified or diminished.
I wrote some material about prayer for the Cathedral website, with hope that it will help visitors deepen their relationship with God and draw them closer to the community of praying people in the Cathedral.