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Lost in prayer

Posted on August 10, 2022 by Rosalind C Hughes

Sometimes when I pray the words scurry by like ants I watch their silent progress unregistered on the kitchen scale undulating in their trail unnoticed until they become a swarm indistinguishable one from the next  Sometimes there is one you see that carries five thousand times its weight … Continue reading →

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On being lost

Posted on March 3, 2021 by Rosalind C Hughes

Today’s Speaking to the Soul at the Episcopal Cafe draws upon my word to the parish for March, as well as a much older memory of being (almost) lost in the wilderness Once, we thought we were lost for real. … Continue reading →

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A prayer for a bad day

Posted on February 10, 2021 by Rosalind C Hughes

(Save it for when you need it. May you never need it.) This post first appeared at the Episcopal Cafe, Speaking to the Soul, on February 10, 2021 There are days that will not let go.They drag at you like … Continue reading →

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A midweek prayer in the middle of the night

Posted on June 24, 2020 by Rosalind C Hughes

Flying dark with the bats, I send out prayers,
trying to locate God by their echoes. Continue reading →

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How to read the Bible

Posted on September 25, 2019 by Rosalind C Hughes

There is a section in one of my church Bibles called, “How to read the Bible.” My curiosity says I ought to check it out; my concern wonders if it isn’t a bit late for that by this point in … Continue reading →

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How cats answer prayers

Posted on January 17, 2019 by Rosalind C Hughes

I know that I have a weakness for whimsy, but there was something about that cat. She had a flash on her forehead that was the exact colour of the sand in the Jordan desert. Continue reading →

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This world

Posted on November 8, 2017 by Rosalind C Hughes

A word of scripture whispered in my ear and would not let me go. Continue reading →

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Bumper sticker theology

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Rosalind C Hughes

Last month, the Episcopal Cafe reported that the Diocese of Delaware has made Episcopal license plates available (not plate-holders – actual license plates!) – http://www.episcopalcafe.com/lead/dioceses/episcopal_plates_1.html The Cafe also sampled a blogpost, “Automotive Evangelism,” by a driver of the plates, Elizabeth … Continue reading →

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Wednesday, December 14th: Adults only!

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Rosalind C Hughes

Over the past week, I’ve noticed a certain theme emerging on the chatter feeds around me: Santa. Love him or leave him? An article in the Episcopal Cafe quoted a story about an Episcopal priest who always invited Santa to … Continue reading →

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Do you forgive me?

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Rosalind C Hughes

In the movie, Fiddler on the Roof, there is a duet between Tevye and Golde in which Tevye asks his wife of 25 years, “Do you love me?” After all that time together, Golde is surprised by the question: what … Continue reading →

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