Category Archives: story

Seeking sanctuary

Posted on January 11, 2017 by Rosalind C Hughes

Last week, the office set of church keys went missing. We tried hard to discover them, but after a decent interval of searching and waiting for a miraculous appearance, I gave in and called the food pantry guest who had … Continue reading →

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Beating a retreat

Posted on November 19, 2016 by Rosalind C Hughes

Saturday, daybreak. It is a rare day on which I wake up alone, with no plan except to write, and read, and dream. I am still dreaming at daybreak (of cabinets in the church basement, and their mysterious removal) when … Continue reading →

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Is it safe?

Posted on October 18, 2016 by Rosalind C Hughes

Before travelling to Jordan last week, three of my four near-death experiences had happened in the Holy Lands. Almost thirty years ago, I spent five weeks on a kibbutz in northern Galilee, where I nearly dehydrated, nearly drowned, and once … Continue reading →

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Remembering our baptism

Posted on October 15, 2016 by Rosalind C Hughes

we all embraced on the slippery steps, laughing with the sheer sacredness of it all Continue reading →

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The Lost City of Petra

Posted on October 14, 2016 by Rosalind C Hughes

Treasures In Petra, beyond fhe red sands and wild dogs beyond the edifice, extravagant ruins tombs and treasures of the dead beyond the colonnaded avenues beyond the steps worn smooth choreographed by Bedouin and pilgrim feet donkeys and tourists, each … Continue reading →

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On pilgrimage

Posted on October 11, 2016 by Rosalind C Hughes

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This is a place of revelation. Continue reading →

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Overwhelming

Posted on August 20, 2016 by Rosalind C Hughes

I am considering the word “overwhelmed.” I cannot unsee the news photography: cars sinking, dramatic rescues, coffins floating down streets overwhelmed by the Flood; an airbag deployed, overspilling its plastic cage, overwhelming the object of its zealous protection; she is … Continue reading →

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She’s leaving home

Posted on July 30, 2016 by Rosalind C Hughes

My eldest child left home this week. It was a lot less dramatic than you might think. Just as the act of birthing her was fraught with all of the emotion under the sun, but revolved in the moment around … Continue reading →

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Year C Proper 6: stories

Posted on June 12, 2016 by Rosalind C Hughes

This Sunday, I will most likely preach not from the pulpit but from the steps, sitting on the floor, in the middle of our Sunday School’s end-of-year celebration. With that change of perspective comes the realization that I can’t say … Continue reading →

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Year C Proper 5: the widows of Zarephath and Nain

Posted on June 5, 2016 by Rosalind C Hughes

A boy died in Zarephath, and his mother and Elijah cried out to God in anger at the injustice, in bitterness at the waste of life, saved by a miracle and spent so soon. Another mother’s son died in Nain, … Continue reading →

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