Quarantine 2020
Quiet Peaceful Birds sing No honking No shouting No bargaining, fighting, children screeching… Alone Isolated Solitary No internet No zoom calls No email, lists, or forms to fill Here in the quiet I’m faced with empty moments I like it I don’t like it His presence Fills the space Enriches the silence Calls to me […]
A Prayer
Giver of bubbling Joy, Bubble out through me. Granter of steadying Peace, Steady Your world through me. May I be the manifestation Of Your loving gifts to men. Creator of all Beauty, Work Your Art in me. Teacher of all worthy lessons, Let me Your student be. Form me into a picture window, And may […]
Tales of Colour
In Search of Colour There was a world where Colour was forbidden. The ruler of this world, named Unmaker or Blinder, decreed that any word or even thought of Colour deserved the penalty of torture and death. Or worse. “There’s an Enforcer about asking after the boy who mutters of Colour.” The whisper sent a prickle […]
Colours of Life
Once upon a time there was a very great, very good Wizard. He was lonely so he decided to make something beautiful. The secret of his magic was that he took something of himself and put it into everything he made. First he made colours; he made blue and red and green, magenta, orange and […]
Beauty: Proof of God
Beauty is one of the clearest proofs of God’s existence. He gave us the capacity to perceive beauty, to get caught up in beauty’s glory, to be surprised by the wonder of it.
Uncle Hubert
It was days before we got the bulk of Uncle Hubert scraped off the kitchen table. And it took the whole family (except Aunt Emily of course) to do it, armed with baby flame throwers, chisels, and several scrape-even type of tools. Even then, having only managed to get the lumps off, we were left […]