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Blessing When the World is Ending
Look, the world is always ending somewhere. Somewhere the sun has come crashing down. Somewhere it has gone completely dark. Somewhere it has ended with the gun, the knife, the fist. Somewhere it has ended with the slammed door, the … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry
Tagged blessing, ending, family, Jan Richardson, loss, pain, poem, poetry
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When the Darkness Descends
“John’s answer [John of the Cross] is not simple, but in the simplest possible terms, he says that the dark night is God’s best gift to you, intended for your liberation. It is about freeing you from your ideas about … Continue reading
Silence in Soho
Old Compton Street in Soho was packed with thousands of people at 7pm tonight who all fell silent for two minutes, honouring each one of the people who were killed in Orlando. I felt scared, to be quite honest. Who … Continue reading
Truth. Beware.
Trigger warning: child abuse It’s not news to me that there is a co-dependent dynamic in my family – I had guessed as much, with only a very general idea of what co-dependency means. And now that I am sure, … Continue reading
Posted in Reflect
Tagged abuse, brokenness, childhood, co-dependency, experience, family, father, fear, freedom, grief, loss, naming, pain, truth
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Goodbye
This is in memory of my friend’s son who died today of multiple organ failure, after he had tried some drugs at a rave. He was 16. Please pray for his family and his friends.
