Tag Archives: discernment

Pressed

Posted on July 28, 2023 by Rosalind C Hughes

What if the robes were reversed and among the throng of sweaty suitors for my notice you were plucking at my sleeve; would I know your touch from the pickpockets of power, care enough to turn and ask what you … Continue reading →

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Discernment

Posted on January 19, 2018 by Rosalind C Hughes

I asked God a hundred times or so to show me the way. Trying to wrestle guidance from the silence was like wringing a dry towel in the desert and hoping for water to soothe a burning tongue. Today, whether … Continue reading →

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David and other saints

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Rosalind C Hughes

St David’s in the seventies. A family walking the cliffs around the tiny city on the sea; well, they were walking, but she was skipping. She was, after all, six. She was lost in her own thoughts, as was often … Continue reading →

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God-check

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Rosalind C Hughes

A first glance at this week’s lectionary readings: IN 2 Samuel, David, still high on his worship of the living God last week, wants to take things a step or three further, and build a temple in which to house … Continue reading →

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