Tag Archives: scripture

Expect Good News

Posted on February 22, 2016 by anyushka

I will be on retreat for the next days, as one of three facilitators – and I will take the text below with me for reflection. It’s my turn to write a Lent reflection about this passage just when I return. … Continue reading →

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Prayer and Creative Writing IV – Images

Posted on November 1, 2014 by anyushka

In Prayer and Creative Writing I, II and III, the writing and prayer have been all about our words and imagination. If you, like me, have a very “visual mind”, it may be interesting to add another dimension to your creative … Continue reading →

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Prayer and Creative Writing III – Prayer as Poetry, Poetry as Prayer.

Posted on October 31, 2014 by anyushka

In the first two posts on Prayer and Creative Writing (cf. Prayer and Creative Writing I and II), the suggested response to scripture was story, the creation of a detailed, descriptive narrative to help the text come alive in us and … Continue reading →

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Prayer and Creative Writing II – Imagination and Response. Story.

Posted on October 30, 2014 by anyushka

In the last post on Prayer and Creative Writing (“Prayer and Creative Writing I – Discovery, Tradition and Invitation”), I suggested you choose a narrative from one of the gospels to spend time with – in reading it slowly every day, … Continue reading →

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Prayer and Creative Writing I – Discovery, Tradition and Invitation

Posted on October 27, 2014 by anyushka

Writing as what some would call a “spiritual discipline” is one of the things that most fascinates me and that keeps me pen-in-hand and pen-on-page for much of my writing time. I discovered writing before I discovered prayer – even though … Continue reading →

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