Tag Archives: walking on water

Elements of creation, currency of compassion

Posted on August 9, 2020 by Rosalind C Hughes

What would we pay to defray the risk of storing explosive chemicals among people’s living spaces? What would we give for an economy that could never be said to depend upon a thousand deaths per day from pandemic to stay afloat? What would we confront in order to be able to offer a cup of clean water to the children of Flint?
What would it take for us to get out of the boat? Continue reading →

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Walking on water

Posted on July 27, 2020 by Rosalind C Hughes

Walking on water: skipping faith like pebbles … Continue reading →

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Attempting faith

Posted on April 12, 2019 by Rosalind C Hughes

I crossed the creek on the old tree trunk, letting its broad back bridge the gap between my fear and its fall. I trod in the lake, letting its icy wash awaken the dream of walking on water.

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Year A Proper 14: baby steps / beyond the boat

Posted on August 10, 2014 by Rosalind C Hughes

Jesus immediately reached out his hand and caught Peter. Have you ever seen a young child learning to walk for the first time? It spends a long time standing still, holding onto the furniture, until it is sure that its … Continue reading →

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(no) Walking on the water

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Rosalind C Hughes

We are frequently offered an image of a Jesus who flouted lesser regulations; a transgressor of boundaries; a rebel. Is the story of the walk across the water an example of this?

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