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On The Other Side Of Nothing

Posted on March 23, 2018 by anyushka

“Resurrection is not a metaphor for mere happiness or relief at coming through something difficult. Resurrection is what there is on the other side of nothing. It is the life we had not thought of, and, despite our best efforts, … Continue reading →

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See, I Am Doing A New Thing…

Posted on March 20, 2018 by anyushka

Blessing the Seed I should tell you at the outset: this blessing will require you to do some work. First you must simply let this blessing fall from your hand, as if it were a small thing you could easily … 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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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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Perspective

Posted on January 20, 2018 by anyushka

By @adriennemaree

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This I Know, That God Is For Me

Posted on January 18, 2018 by anyushka

  Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but those who drink of the water that I will give them will never be thirsty. The water that I will give will become in them … Continue reading →

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Blue Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2017 by anyushka

It’s not a cheery Christmas for me this year. And I’m quite aware that I’m not alone with that.  But it’s still true that God is with us. That God came as a little child, vulnerable and dependent on the … Continue reading →

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You Know It When You See It

Posted on November 15, 2017 by anyushka

Fitzrovia Chapel Exhibition by Gideon Mendel: The Ward Here’s some of the information on the exhibition from the Fitzrovia Chapel website: “In 1993, Gideon Mendel spent a number of weeks photographing the Broderip and Charles Bell wards in London’s Middlesex … Continue reading →

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