Child of God

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"I was the cat who comforted you among the houses of the dead." ~ Aslan

Falling Leaves Some leaves are easy to catch, If we but open up our palms. Some leaves need to be chased, with boldness, without shame. Other leaves are never meant to be caught, Let them be. God, Grant me the grace to receive your gifts The courage to pursue your will, And the wisdom to trust and let go.

Then my eyes were blessed by the flash of kingfisher blue As he flew, And touched the sound of silence.

Hills and woods and valleys and plains and rivers and seas, entering by the gates of sight into the live mirror of the human, are transformed into another nature - to a living wonder, a joy, a pain, a breathless marvel as they pass.

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ever at play in his presence, at play everywhere on his earth

Finally, there was a gentle breeze. He went out and stood at the entrance to the cave. A voice asked, “Elijah, why are you here?”

And so may a slow wind work these words of love around you

He will rejoice over you with gladness, and revive you in his love; he will dance with songs of joy for you, as one does on a day of festival.

It was like a church to me. I entered it on soft foot, Breath held like a cap in the hand. It was quiet. What God was there made himself felt, Not listened to, in clean colours That brought a moistening of the eye, In movement of the wind over grass. There were no prayers said. But stillness Of the heart’s passions — that was praise Enough; and the mind’s cession Of its kingdom. I walked on, Simple and poor, while the air crumbled And broke on me generously as bread.

Conkers I notice myself being drawn to the shiny, smooth, well-rounded conkers - the 'perfect' ones. I show them my appreciation as I Pick them, Delight in them and turn them in my palm. But perhaps I should instead pick the supposedly 'imperfect' ones - The gnarled, the broken and cracked. They are perhaps more in need of my love, my delight, in them as they are.

As the tamed horse still hears the call of her wild brothers and as the farmed goose flaps hopeful wings as his sisters fly overhead, so too, perhaps, the wild ones amongst us are our only hope in calling us back to our true nature.

With thanks to my Godmother, Maria, for helping me grow in my playfulness with nature before God.

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&nbsp;It is like precious oil poured on the head, &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;running down on the beard

Foreword I have been walking daily with God, in silence, since my school days. This walking with God has progressively grown into an increasingly rich experience; a one of whole-heartedly being and sharing before and with God, and in doing so coming to a fuller sense of who I am and my identity as a child of God. I can't quite remember exactly what it was which sparked this series of sketches but it was something along the lines of wanting to express and reflect the vividness of experience I have when outdoors with God, and in doing so bringing those experiences indoors with me. Encapsulated within this was the slight sadness that so much of theology and God is communicated in complicated words, and feeling passionate about communicating the simplicity of prayer. Family and friends have since encouraged me to make a book out of my sketches. At the very least it'll give you a glimpse of what I get to up to with God on my walks, and I perhaps tentatively hope that they may also inspire you in some way.

All those who sow weeping Will go out with songs of joy

Psalm 126 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tIuxV8pTJk">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tIuxV8pTJk</a>

The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it is coming from and where it is going; so is everyone who has been born of the Spirit.

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