Tag Archives: God

God, Hear My Prayer…

Posted on March 28, 2018 by anyushka

A poem by Janet Morley. I have lately taken to writing poetry onto prints, as creative prayer or prayerful art… I find it helps. It centres me. I pray in the writing, I pray myself into the writing. It does … Continue reading →

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Blessing of Palms

Posted on March 24, 2018 by anyushka

This blessing can be heard coming from a long way off. This blessing is making its steady way up the road toward you. This blessing blooms in the throats of women, springs from the hearts of men, tumbles out of … Continue reading →

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In The Heart Of My Heart

Posted on March 23, 2018 by anyushka

Reflection for Thursday, March 22 (Day 26 of Lent) Not just in my heart but in the secret space it holds. In the heart of my heart. In the place where I am myself. In the space that I protect … Continue reading →

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Beloved Is Where We Begin

Posted on February 16, 2018 by anyushka

If you would enter into the wilderness, do not begin without a blessing. Do not leave without hearing who you are: Beloved, named by the One who has traveled this path before you. Do not go without letting it echo … Continue reading →

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Blessing The Dust

Posted on February 14, 2018 by anyushka

All those days you felt like dust, like dirt, as if all you had to do was turn your face toward the wind and be scattered to the four corners or swept away by the smallest breath as insubstantial— did … Continue reading →

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In Her Love, She Will Give You New Life

Posted on February 14, 2018 by anyushka

trigger warning: mention of abuse I’ve been pondering Lent this year, and I’ve been praying about it, about how I will live it. What is needed this year? What I found is that God wants me to celebrate. To celebrate … Continue reading →

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A Kingdom Not Of This World

Posted on February 13, 2018 by anyushka

God is my strength and my shield; * my heart trusts in her, and I have been helped; Therefore my heart dances for joy, * and in my song will I praise her. God is the strength of her people, … Continue reading →

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Break Open

Posted on February 6, 2018 by anyushka

Trigger warning: mention of child abuse God is breaking us open, so we can breathe and let out the poison, and perhaps, in the end, heal. That is my hope… Finally, my parents are talking about the abuse. Me and … Continue reading →

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God Is Here God Is Here God Is Here

Posted on February 4, 2018 by anyushka

God has been so close to me, so present these last weeks. If you’ve read my last posts, you’ll have seen that I’m having a really hard time with my family. And God is here, so close, so near to … Continue reading →

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Many Kinds Of Prayer

Posted on February 4, 2018 by anyushka

There are many kinds of prayer. There is a kind of prayer that’s like breathing. There is a kind of prayer that’s like talking to your best friend all day long. There is a kind of prayer in the face … Continue reading →

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