Updates from Whirlow
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The cycle of nature turns once more to Autumn. For some, a favourite season of vibrant colour and warming spices; to others a time of trepidation and fear as the cost of living and heating their homes rises. For this feast day of St Francis of Assisi, the Whirlow blog reflects on our shared kinship with each other, and with the cosmos, inviting us to follow the example of St Francis in becoming buds of hope beyond the leaf fall.
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As summer once more gives way to autumn, our daily routines can bring frustration as well as comfort. This Whirlow guest blog by textile artist Karen Herrick considers the different ways God might be calling us to ‘press on’ through the ‘creases’ in our lives – or inviting us to simply ‘take hold’ whilst he lovingly transforms our wrinkles, preparing us for what lies ahead. We are invited to respond.
Read MoreCertainty is an addiction for many of us. As British Summer Time wanes, we note the rhythmic cycle of the seasons that is not ours to control. (We try to manage it by adjusting our clocks!) There is tension between anticipated candle-lit cosiness and winter’s potentially chaotic offerings of weather and viruses. In today’s bible story, Jesus talks about being ready for the unexpected as it were a responsibility. What do his words have to offer you?
Read MoreAs summer gives way to autumn and a new term begins for many, are you too thinking about change? Has the pandemic changed your attitudes? Is something changing in your life? This reflection contemplates a radical new vision of society set out by Jesus in a speech recorded in the Gospel according to Luke, that might inspire any changes we make.
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