Advent Word 2018, Day 3 ‘Focus 專注’
#AdventWord #Focus #專注 專注是需要學習的，在我們高度數位化的時代中，專注變得更難。讓我們一起進入基督再來的這個季節，專注於耶穌的話語，形象以及承諾。當祂再顯現時，這一切會告訴我們:「那日子必將再來。」當我們專注定睛於耶穌時，「生活中的憂慮」必將被神的國度所代替。 Focus is a learned practice, made more difficult in our hyper-connected digital age. Let us enter this season of Advent with a commitment to focus on the words, images, and promises of Jesus. They will tell us “the days are surely coming” when He will appear. With our focus on Jesus, the “worries of this life” will be replaced by the Kingdom of God. In AD 634, at the request of King Oswald, the monks of Iona sent Aidan to bring the knowledge of Christ to Northumbria. Aidan asked to settle on the island of Lindisfarne, … Continue reading Advent Word 2018, Day 3 ‘Focus 專注’
Advent Word 2018, Day 2 ‘Watch 留心’
#AdventWord #Watch #留心 上帝一直都在而且在我們周遭的世界行奇事。仔細看，我們才不會錯過。仔細看，我們才能接受因上帝存在而改變的事實。仔細看，所以我們能夠跟別人分享上帝的福音。 God is always present and always doing a new thing in the world around us. Watch, so we don’t miss it. Watch, so we can be open to being changed by God’s presence. Watch, so that we may be able to share the good news of God with others. Dawn comes to the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, with Lindisfarne Castle silhouetted on the left and Bamburgh Castle in the far distance. Get out early and watch the new day dawning – take your flask of hot coffee and then wait for the sunrise! Continue reading Advent Word 2018, Day 2 ‘Watch 留心’
Advent Word 2018, Day 1 ‘Journey 旅程’
Happy Advent Sunday! #Advent Word #Journey #旅程 Advent Word Global Advent Calendar 2018 starts today – a project of the Anglican Communion originally started in Advent 2014 by the Society of Saint John the Evangelist Brothers SSJE in USA, then expanded to include Virginia Theological Seminary VTS, and now run by VTS. Each day there is a theme word and meditation. My AdventWord photo each day will link to the theme. This Advent, all my photos will be chosen from among those I took on my visit to Holy Island, Lindisfarne from October 29 – November 3 (see that blog post … Continue reading Advent Word 2018, Day 1 ‘Journey 旅程’
St. Michael’s, Heighington and St. Matthew & St. Luke’s, Darlington, Co. Durham @ Home Church Visit!
Heighington, ah, Heighington! Just spent the weekend in my home church of St. Michael’s, Heighington, near Darlington, Co. Durham. Ah, what memories 😊 what friends 😊 what experiences! 😊 Here I was, from 1985-89, living here, working here and worshiping here. All in Heighington. And in … Continue reading St. Michael’s, Heighington and St. Matthew & St. Luke’s, Darlington, Co. Durham @ Home Church Visit!
Luton Town wins 5-1! All smiles @ All Saints with St. Peter, Luton ~ CMS Link Visit with goals galore!
“Collins bags a hat-trick as five star Luton destroy Plymouth” ~ “Plymouth Argyle thrashed 5-1 by rampant Luton Town after defensive shocker” ~ “Striker James Collins netted a hat-trick as Luton hammered Plymouth“… Yes, it was all happening in Luton this past weekend, starting on Saturday afternoon as Luton Town Football Club ‘destroyed’, ‘hammered’ and ‘thrashed’ poor old Plymouth Argyle in League One, the third tier of the English Football League, by 5 goals to 1. Five-One! Incredible. There were so many goals, it was impossible to get bored. Never a dull moment in the whole match. And as 4 … Continue reading Luton Town wins 5-1! All smiles @ All Saints with St. Peter, Luton ~ CMS Link Visit with goals galore!
St. John’s, Neville’s Cross & St. Edmund’s, Bearpark: CMS Link Visit @ Durham: ‘A Perfect Little City’!
So said Bill Bryson, famous author and chancellor of Durham University – describing Durham as ‘a perfect little city’ and ‘one of the most beautiful little cities in the world’. So if Bill Bryson said it, then of course it … Continue reading St. John’s, Neville’s Cross & St. Edmund’s, Bearpark: CMS Link Visit @ Durham: ‘A Perfect Little City’!
The 5-star Holy Island of Lindisfarne ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐!
Just spent an amazing – and very refreshing – six days on Holy Island, ‘The Holy Island of Lindisfarne’ no less, my first ever visit! It’s a real 5-star place, though not in the usual sense, of course. For many … Continue reading The 5-star Holy Island of Lindisfarne ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐!
St. Thomas, Batley & Dewsbury Minster: CMS Link Visits @ God’s Own Country!
Yes, ‘God’s Own Country’ as they say about Yorkshire ~ and I just had a wonderful weekend visiting 2 of my very supportive CMS Link Churches in West Yorkshire. As the locals know, you just can’t beat Yorkshire for anything! … Continue reading St. Thomas, Batley & Dewsbury Minster: CMS Link Visits @ God’s Own Country!
Wanderings in the Wonderful West Country!
A week or so in the West Country in Autumn ~ and yes, it was great! Tiverton, Devon ~ where my good friend Elizabeth took me to see a really bleak but utterly compelling Russian movie, ‘Loveless‘ which was about … Continue reading Wanderings in the Wonderful West Country!
Catherine Lee 