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New book |
A new collection of poems from Joy Mead – ‘a book of moments, illuminated moments, those times when joy breaks through, when beauty amazes and goes some way towards healing.’ Joy’s poems celebrate what it is to be alive and also, perhaps, what it is to contemplate death. She hopes that each poem is: Whispering of freedom. ‘… a poet of great sensitivity, a deeply religious poet, without being a Religious Poet. Her spirituality is grounded in the depths of ‘ordinary’ life – the extraordinary life.’ Joy Mead is a member of the Iona Community and the author of several previous books. She has been involved in development education and justice and peace work, and occasionally leads creative writing groups. |
Some resources for Summer |
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Every Day is a Day of Joy (PDF download)An all-age communion for summertime on the theme of play Thom M Shuman |
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Summer (PDF download)Various contributors |
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Recent items |
A glass and ceramic bead bracelet providing a practical method of helping the mind attain a state of stillness, meditation and prayer. This is the new version of the bracelet, where one of the three – originally white – Mystery Pearls has been replaced by a green pearl. Each of the ‘pearls’ helps us to focus on a particular kind of situation in life.
Included is a small multi-language leaflet with a basic explanation of the pearls. In this time of great spiritual longing as well as unprecedented busyness, stress and difficulty in focusing, the Pearls of Life bracelet provides a practical method to help the mind attain a state of stillness, meditation and prayer. In this way, we are drawn back to what is most important in our lives, to our spiritual centre and an experience of God. Can be used in conjunction with the new Pearls of Life book. |
This new, hardback version of the book Pearls of Life (published in English by Verbum Sweden) reflects on the meaning of the pearls and suggests how to use them. It relates to the new version of the Pearls of Life bracelet. The book is both an introduction to the Pearls for those who have never encountered them before and a deepening for those who use them already. It also includes an interview with Martin Lönnebo and the stories of four users of the Pearls. 96pp The previous, paperback, Pearls of Life book, relating to the old version of the bracelet is still available here. |
There’s nothing like putting one foot in front of the other, day after day, in all weathers, for getting you in touch with the things that really matter. |
Shortly after becoming Chairman of the Birmingham District of the Methodist Church, Donald Eadie was told that he had a degenerative disc disease. Following three major spinal operations, he was forced to retire, and to face the letting go of identity and role, feelings of marginalisation and abandonment – living with the death of the old life, and not being able to imagine a new one with meaning and purpose. Into the Foothills of Transformation is a collection of Donald’s reflections and journal writings, and letters, prayers and poems. |
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