Jayne
- Apr 18, 2021
- 4 min
Homecoming
Yesterday I received an email from my brother containing a link to a film that has been made about a small village in Herefordshire which...
Jayne
- Apr 11, 2021
- 4 min
Doubting Thomas
A reflection on John 20:19-31 I do love this story of Doubting Thomas as I often think that our doubt, rather than being a negative...
Jayne
- Apr 4, 2021
- 3 min
Easter Morning
A reflection on John 20:11-18 I always find this passage from John's Gospel such a bittersweet evocative moment. First we are shown...
Jayne
- Mar 21, 2021
- 3 min
Spring Equinox
We continue from last week the theme of nature as we approach a significant point in her cycle, that of the spring equinox. This is the...
Jayne
- Mar 14, 2021
- 3 min
A reflection on the divine feminine
One of the problems with a religion that is made in the image of humankind is that it tends to reflect the cultural and societal thinking...
Jayne
- Feb 28, 2021
- 2 min
Thinking outside of the box
What a glorious day it is as as I wrote this. I don't know about you but days like today, especially after the greyness of recent times,...
Jayne
- Feb 21, 2021
- 3 min
Coming out of the Desert
Two interesting moments in time coincide as I reflect on this first Sunday in lent. Firstly, we hear on this day of how Jesus enters into...
Jayne
- Feb 13, 2021
- 2 min
Hildegard of Bingen
Two weeks ago I wrote about St Brigid claiming her as one of my favourite saints. This week I thought I would mention another favourite ...
Jayne
- Jan 24, 2021
- 5 min
Prayer and Self Awareness
A reflection on Luke 18:10-14 “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee,...
Jayne
- Jan 10, 2021
- 2 min
Reflecting on lockdown
It all feels very different from the last lockdown for which we had glorious weather, lighter nights and we were able to get our and...
Jayne
- Dec 2, 2020
- 4 min
The Christian mystic path
The Christian of the future will be a mystic or he will not exist at all.’ ~Karl Rhaner Church teaching on the whereabouts of God has...
Jayne
- Nov 12, 2020
- 2 min
Contemplative Silence
To find the still point within our own soul is to find that space where God’s ground meets our ground. To intentionally take regular...
Jayne
- Nov 1, 2020
- 4 min
Reflecting on All Hallows Day
So today is All Hallows Day. It’s a day I like to celebrate by thinking about, reflecting on and giving thanks for my ancestors....
Jayne
- Oct 16, 2020
- 1 min
A gift is given
A reflection on an early mystic experience Where meadow meets meandering stream across the bridge there rises green, a gently sloping...
Jayne
- Sep 16, 2020
- 2 min
One day is like a thousand years
A reflection on 2 Peter 3:8-10 8 But do not ignore this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a...
Jayne
- Aug 28, 2020
- 3 min
Heavenly Honeysuckle
Figs are beginning to ripen; the air is fragrant with blossoming vines. Come on then, my love; my darling: come with me. Song of Solomon...
Jayne
- Aug 22, 2020
- 4 min
Rediscovering the Mystery
Reflection on Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 One of my favourite theologians, who is also a philosopher, mystic and poet, is John O’Donohue. He...
Jayne
- Jul 14, 2020
- 3 min
Fearfully and Wonderfully made
One of the things that defines the interior journey is our sense of the nearness of God. Unfortunately though we may not have received...
Jayne
- Jun 13, 2020
- 4 min
What's in a name
Reflection on Matthew 9:35 – 10: 8 In this gospel reading we hear of Jesus ministering and teaching in the towns and villages. He has...
Jayne
- May 1, 2020
- 2 min
The mystic insight of Isaac Watts
As I write this we are enjoying the most glorious May bank Holiday weather, which has broken all records? I spent the early part of...