Monthly Archives: May 2012

Prayer cycle

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Rosalind C Hughes

It is fairly well accepted that a change of scenery, a new activity, can shake up our thinking; derail our trains of thought; get the wheels out of the grooves, the ruts they’ve been stuck in. My daughter tells me … Continue reading →

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Mothers’ Day

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Rosalind C Hughes

The Worst Mothers’ Day Ever was the one when I was nine or ten and I had completely forgotten that it was Mother’s Day. I tried to bluff my way through by rifling through my desk, and producing a craft … Continue reading →

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Stop and smell the roses

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Rosalind C Hughes

The advice to stop once in a while to smell the roses is all well and good. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work so well for me: I am anosmic, which means that I am lacking a sense of smell. Still … … Continue reading →

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Troubling comfort

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Rosalind C Hughes

“So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worries of its own. Today’s trouble is enough for today.” Matthew 6:34 Today’s Daily Office reading does not promise that “all shall be well, and all manner of things shall … Continue reading →

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An apology

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Rosalind C Hughes

To those hurting and heartbreaking, angry and frustrated after yesterday’s vote in North Carolina: I’m sorry. I’m sorry that as a woman married to a man I am part of a majority that has said, “My love is sacred and … Continue reading →

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Feed my sheep

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Rosalind C Hughes

Last week, I had one of my regular and blessed conversations with one of my longtime and best friends, who has also at times been my pastor and my priest. He was talking about what it is to be a … Continue reading →

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An hour with the Spirit

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Rosalind C Hughes

At church, we are reading Martha Grace Reese’s book, Unbinding your Heart, part of her Unbinding the Gospel series. It includes a forty-day prayer journal to follow individually as a group (as it were), praying the exercises each day and … Continue reading →

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Anatomy of a miracle

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Rosalind C Hughes

I’ve been thinking about miracles. They’ve been in the air lately. Miracles can be sublime. They can also be ridiculous. Miracles aren’t always what we expect. In fact, isn’t that the definition of a miracle? I grew up with a … Continue reading →

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