Attentiveness – Page 2

Garden upgrade

Here’s the layer-mulched bed shown in the last post, plus funky new wooden frame to keep it all in place. The wood is old 6×2 floor joists I got from a wood recycling co-op in Brighton (The Wood Store). I used some more of the same wood to make another new bed. ThisContinue reading “Garden upgrade”

Wide-eyed prayer

I usually pray with my eyes shut. Shutting out awareness of the world around me helps me focus and centre without so many distractions. I like to pray in the garden, down at the wild end, and if I don’t shut my eyes, I end up day-dreaming about the trees or the grass or theContinue reading “Wide-eyed prayer”

Saving the world is a spiritual matter

It’s feels hard to convince Christians that ecology is important. Perhaps it’s a sign of how solidly most of us western Christians have bought into our consumerist culture. Maybe it’s just that ecology comes some way down the list of priorities for the church. It’s hard to compete for priority against shiny new (or renewed)Continue reading “Saving the world is a spiritual matter”

Archaic language

We were watching Romeo and Juliet the other day, the film version starring Leonardo Di Caprio. I was struggling to keep up with the Shakespearian language. The actors spoke so fast that I found it hard to tell what they were saying, let alone translate it in my mind into English I understood. I grewContinue reading “Archaic language”