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Waiting for Jesus, God with us, at Advent
Jesus, the true light, shines into the world as he is born a baby and is God with us, Emmanuel. I invite you to enjoy two short videos I made during the Advent retreats I led at glorious settings, Waverley Abbey, the lovely house and the historic ruins of the Cistercian monastery, and Mulberry House…
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Encounter God this Advent
“The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world…” (John 1:9, NIV) During Advent, this time of darkness in the northern hemisphere, we wait for the True Light who vanquishes the darkness. We embrace the gift of God who came to earth as a baby, who lived among us, who died…
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Join me this Advent on retreat
Plan now for a refreshing encounter with Jesus during Advent! “I was able to lose myself in my time with Jesus.” “You helped me encounter God in a new way.” “I’m very visual, and am learning that the Spirit really speaks to me through beautiful art… Leo’s lovely paintings really blessed me. The journal was…
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A conversation with Elliott Frisby about prayer and friendship with God
How can we be fully ourselves? How can we pray? Take a few minutes to hear about friendship with Jesus and the difference it makes (my book Transforming Love) and God-encountering, time-tested ways to pray (my book 7 Ways to Pray). Elliott and I chat at the Christian Resources Together gathering in September 2024, where…
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Prayerful meditation – Receiving God’s love
God looks on us with love. Join me for a mini-retreat (for 10 minutes) in receiving God’s loving gaze, along with imagining yourself in the story of Jesus seeing the widow of Nain during the funeral procession of her only son from Luke’s gospel. Filmed at Upper Jenny’s at Lee Abbey, Lee Bay, Devon, England.…
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Prayerful meditation – the road to Emmaus
Join me in a prayer of imagining yourself in a gospel story, that of the two disciples walking away from Jerusalem on the road to Emmaus on the day of the resurrection. Their faces are downcast as they don’t understand what has happened, and then Jesus appears to them on the road, but they are…
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Praying for Emotional Healing with Thérèse of Lisieux
Join me in the woods near to Penhurst Retreat Centre (near Battle in East Sussex, England) to ponder and pray through some of the words of Thérèse of Lisieux, known as the little flower. As part of this, we’ll engage in a prayer asking God for emotional healing, based on Thérèse’s thoughts. She saw the…
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A Prayer of Confession on Iona
Join me before Iona Abbey as the sun rises as we ask Jesus the Light to clarify any areas of wrongdoing we are holding. God will always release us and welcome us to experience freedom and release. Join my monthly newsletter for more prayer practices. Find out more about 7 Ways to Pray, including links…
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The God of Abundance
Will God really provide for you? Join me in pondering the God of abundance in the Ten Acre Gill near to Penhurst Retreat Centre. (A ‘gill’ is a wooded ravine.) What resources might he have for you that he’s inviting you to notice and pick? How is he providing for you in unexpected and delightful…
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God is with you
Join me in practicing the presence of God on the beautiful shores of the island of Iona, in the inner Hebrides in Scotland. God loves when we welcome his presence in our lives – he’s always there with us! In the video I share this gorgeous Celtic prayer, as collected in the Carmina Gadelica: Come I…
