My Christmas prayer
It’s been a difficult year for the world. Not much more needs to be said about the losses that we have all suffered, be it in lives or lifestyles. There are already enough people in the world who are crying over spilt milk. But as you struggle to celebrate Christmas this year, take time out […]
The sound of God’s breathing
I woke up very early this morning to go out into the garden with my sick cat, Toby. It was still pitch dark. It had rained all day yesterday, and the ground was wet and a little treacherous for my stiff knees. The trees and plants were ghostly silhouettes, and it would still be some […]
Sign of the times
In the Bible, God is said to have put the rainbow in the sky as a promise to all life on Earth that there would never again be an all-destructive flood like the one Noah experienced. In this strange, dark time, the rainbow is being used by both children and adults around the world as […]
The scaredy cat who became a warrior
Tonight, I am seeing out the year with my beloved cat, Dude. This will be our last time doing this together, for I know that he will be leaving me soon after the new year. Eleven years ago, while watching television late one night, I heard a cat crying outside my door. The cries were […]