Tag Archives: grace

Jacob’s Blessing

Posted on August 2, 2017 by anyushka

  If this blessing were easy, anyone could claim it. As it is, I am here to tell you that it will take some work. This is the blessing that visits you in the struggling, in the wrestling, in the … Continue reading →

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Casting Away The Works of Darkness: The US Election, Post-Truth and the Alt-Right – Sermon preached by Janet Morley during Advent 2016

Posted on January 27, 2017 by anyushka

‘Give us grace that we may cast away the works of darkness and put upon us the armour of light.’ Based on a passage of Paul set for today, the rolling phrases of the traditional collect for Advent Sunday may … Continue reading →

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And Here You Are, Making Gold Out Of It

Posted on June 8, 2016 by anyushka

The World gives you so much pain and here you are making Gold out of it | Rupi Kaur via — Intentionally Marie

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What You Cannot Change

Posted on June 5, 2016 by anyushka

God grant me the serenity to ACCEPT what I cannot change… The letting go is in the accepting. And that can be the hardest thing to do. Is it all about courage? I wonder. I think there is a time … Continue reading →

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Into the New Year

Posted on January 1, 2016 by anyushka

In the last weeks, I decided to not care about New Year’s Eve plans. If something came my way, I’d take it. If not, I’d just not bother.  In the end, I could have gone to friends for a bit, … Continue reading →

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Time to Unravel this Weeks’ Knots

Posted on October 23, 2015 by anyushka

It’s the end of a long, LONG week.  I wish I had enough time between now and Monday to relax each knot in my mind and muscles and feelings.  What I can do to rest and nourish myself, I will … Continue reading →

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Come As You Are

Posted on October 9, 2015 by anyushka

This is always the invitation. I may get tired of dragging all my “inner luggage” to God, and dropping it there, time after time after time, and so often the same stuff, and feeling as if nothing changes with some of … Continue reading →

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The Grace of Solitude

Posted on October 9, 2015 by anyushka

“Fellowship with Christ is a table only for two — set in the wilderness. Inwardness is not a gaudy party, but the meeting of lovers in the lonely desert of the human heart. There, where all life and fellowship can … Continue reading →

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He Restores My Soul

Posted on September 28, 2015 by anyushka
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Momentous Change

Posted on July 20, 2015 by anyushka

Suddenly, the door is wide open. And I feel like I have a home again. A mother.  It is an unusual moment of positive change happening that feels so enormous that it takes time to be processed and ‘digested’. I … Continue reading →

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