Readers of this 2022 Version of this essay will realize that I am a believer, though neither a theologian nor a reverend, or a right-wing conservative or a fundamentalist. Others more qualified about matters spiritual, however, have critiqued this essay. Marilyn Yurjevich (a garden snail variety lay Catholic passionately concerned about Planet Earth) Scroll down […]
Anne Powell Blessing
May the soft light at the end of the day, heal you.May the purr of the sea on the shells of the beach, heal you.May the dance of the wind on the grasses of the dunes, heal you.May the Maker of water and air and fire, heal us, all who walk the earth. Amen Anne […]
Will you Join the Conversation ?
Braided – Te Awa WhiriaConversations about Spiritual Wellbeing in Ōtautahi Christchurch 28 November 9.30-4pm Aldersgate Centre Christchurchhttp://spiritednz.com/braided/ “Spirituality matters because it’s about people making meaning, purpose and connections” suggests Lucy who works in public health. Darryn is a Methodist minister and works on the streets of Christchurch, for him “Spirituality encompasses our ‘being” and is […]
Into the Darkness – will I ever come out?
in 2013 I wrote this for a piece at mid winter service at St Matthews in the City in Auckland about depression and embracing the darker side of ourselves. It reappeared on Facebook, and several people commented, so here is is on Spiritednz.com Will I ever come out of the darkness of Depression… It was […]
Where will it all end? A Letter from Sri Lanka
For those who would like to know more about what is happening in Sri Lanka. A friend I have made over the internet who runs an accommodation business in Sri Lanka has written this. As if Easter Sunday 2019 wasn’t bad enough, we had a response that was stereotypical of the J. R. Jayewardene era […]