building a community of grace
--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- ’s ist Krieg! ’s ist Krieg! O Gottes Engel wehre,Und rede Du darein!’s ist leider Krieg – und ich begehre,Nicht schuld daran zu sein!Matthias Claudius There is a war on – and dear Lord,I don’t want to be responsible.I don’t want to be held accountable.I... Continue Reading →
--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- Today’s Thoughts on a poem by Rainer Maria Rilke (English translation of the poem here.) Der PantherSein Blick ist vom Vorübergehn der StäbeSo müd geworden, dass er nicht mehr hält.Ihm ist, als ob es tausend Stäbe gäbeUnd hinter tausend Stäben keine Welt.Der weiche Gang geschmeidig... Continue Reading →
--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragementfrom ACF community members --- In his poem „Christmas“, John Betjeman describes a very ordinary run up to Christmas. He talks about decorating the church, travelling home to family on a dark, rainy evening, and the excitement of going to bed on Christmas Eve as a child. This year, Christmas... Continue Reading →
--- Midweek Meditations: thoughts, inspiration and encouragement from ACF community members --- The Lord is my shepherd,I shall not want.Psalm 23:1 These are the first of David’s well-known words. Written by a shepherd boy out in the wilderness, they talk about his very personal way of relating to God, using images he was surrounded by... Continue Reading →
--- Midweek Meditations: thoughts, inspiration and encouragement from ACF community members --- We have a small ritual in our house at the end of the day. At bedtime, I will sometimes say to the children „Ask not for whom the bell tolls…“they will then reply „..it tolls for thee.“ They will then go off to... Continue Reading →
--- Midweek Meditations:thoughts, inspiration and encouragement from ACF community members --- I came across a poem last week in a book I was reading, and I’d like to share it with you as it has really stuck in my mind. It’s by an American poet called Ezra Pound. It is short and simple, but I... Continue Reading →
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