Weather wise.
Rain. Lots of steady rain. I can but pray it continues, and hope that as well as filling up our dams in Sydney, the rain is bucketing down out west where they desperately need it.
O GOD our heavenly Father, who by thy gracious providence dost cause the former and the latter rain [...]
I was speaking to a friend over lunch about my decision to commit to Orthodoxy, and another thing became clear.
A very wise woman (who makes a mean tiramisu and will be heading up north next year as a theological student) once told me several years ago that one day I would be sure of my [...]
I woke this morning with the sure knowledge that I cannot go back to Anglicanism, and the sure knowledge that Orthodoxy is my future. A strange thing to wake up to, but suddenly everything clicked in my brain. Before I become more self-indulgent than usual, I want to make it clear this has [...]
Saturday evening is when we celebrate Great Vespers: and the words of the liturgy are still ringing in my ears today (Tuesday). As I’ve mentioned before, singing (or chanting) a service tends to help me recall it during the week. The liturgical day begins at the setting of the sun in Orthodoxy, so [...]
I awoke to the wonderful sound of rain this morning: thanks be to God. With our main dam here in Sydney at below 40% we do need it.
Thanks be to God also that we may have a solution to our place to worship issue. Thank you for your prayers. God does indeed provide for [...]
Could you please remember my church in prayer? We need to find a new place to worship in seven weeks — yes, seven weeks. We did have a place lined up for several months, but that has fallen through at the last moment.
Thank you and God bless.
What a blessing this week has been. I received a front-page mention on blogs4God earlier in the week, and I noticed I have had many visitors from Classical Anglican Net News — and am on the front page there too! I am very grateful, thankful and overwhelmed by these mentions — and quite [...]
I went on a bushwalk yesterday with four other city slickers from church. We walked down to the base of the breathtaking Wentworth Falls. Those who have done this walk will remember the rather steep sandstone and metal steps provided to get down to the base as quickly as possible: my legs are [...]
I’m listening to a CD of Western hymns (don’t tell the Orthodox! ) at the moment, and I am filled with wonder at and thanks for the many translators responsible for giving us English versions of so many wonderful hymns.
The Reverend John Mason Neale is quite well-known both as a hymn [...]
A hearty hello to all those who have reached here from blogs4God. I hope you find my ramblings an enjoyable, and perhaps informative, read.
God bless.