Tag Archives: tenderness

Mary, Mother

Posted on February 27, 2017 by anyushka

. With your warm hands heal me in your body know me to your darkness draw me at your breast hold me. For I was homesick, and you brought me home; I was alone, and now I am in touch; … Continue reading →

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Cords of Human Kindness

Posted on June 2, 2016 by anyushka

“I led them with cords of human kindness, with ties of love. To them I was like one who lifts a little child to the cheek, and I bent down to feed them.” (Hosea 11:4) Sometimes we have to look … Continue reading →

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Love.

Posted on December 19, 2015 by anyushka

And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him, to give his people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their … Continue reading →

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Rejoice!

Posted on December 23, 2014 by anyushka

This week is a time to remember God’s faithful and unfailing love… In all we feel blessed in, in all we struggle. We are held, we are cared about, and there is a trustworthy God who will live our lives with … Continue reading →

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Radically Good

Posted on October 13, 2014 by anyushka

The gospel is radical. Did you know that…? I didn’t, for a long time. I knew the gospel to be God’s demanding rules on our self-denial and the framework for some kind of achievement scale. No kidding. And I took it seriously. And … Continue reading →

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Daily Riches: Don’t Try Harder (John Ortberg and Richard Rohr)

Posted on October 12, 2014 by anyushka

Originally posted on Richer By Far:
“When you stretch, you don’t make it happen simply by trying harder. You must let go and let gravity do its work. You give permission, opening yourself to another, greater force. This is not…

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From Beauty to Love

Posted on October 6, 2014 by anyushka

I was reading a bit today about “the beauty of God”, and the difference between the power of attraction and power through hierarchies. The goodness and kindness and tenderness of God attracts us, and that’s a different kind of power than … Continue reading →

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God in the Neighbourhood

Posted on October 1, 2014 by anyushka

  not quite part of it/ not so much into expectations/ not the tidiest dress code/ but the kids love her (even though some nervous parents pull them away)/ there’s something about her/ she’s one of those dancing-in-the-rain types you … Continue reading →

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Tenderness

Posted on July 23, 2014 by anyushka

“Love doesn’t mean doing extraordinary or heroic things. It means knowing how to do ordinary things with tenderness.”  Jean Vanier, “Community and Growth”

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You May Say I’m A Dreamer (But I’m Not the Only One)

Posted on March 2, 2014 by anyushka

I went to a poetry reading today, on the theme of “The Romantics and Dreams”, and I left inspired, and happy. I had realised something of great significance to me: I’m not the only dreamer. (John Lennon would be pleased … Continue reading →

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