Photo of the day - 96

The verse from the icon at Westcott House...

A source of comfort for many Westcott ordinands.

I wonder, today...
...where in the Bible do you find comfort and confidence?




[Photo shows a close up of the Westcott House icon, with the bible showing the words 'Ye have not chosen me but I have chosen you'.]

Boredom buster - 96

Doubting and questioning aren't necessarily bad qualities... a healthy dose of scepticism can they can help with inquisitiveness, independence and learning in general.

Why not see if you can learn (or re-learn!) something new today?

Rainbow - Violet

Violet.


A colour for preparing, for bishops, and for royalty.



Jesus said, 'Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house there are many dwelling-places. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, so that where I am, there you may be also. And you know the way to the place where I am going.’ Thomas said to him, ‘Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?’ Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid.

John 14.1-6,27

A prayer for our bishop, today:

Almighty God,

the light of the faithful and shepherd of souls,

who set your servant [John] to be a bishop in the Church,

to feed your sheep by the word of Christ

and to guide them by good example:

give us grace to keep the faith of the Church

and to follow in the footsteps

of Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,

who is alive and reigns with you,

in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

one God, now and for ever.

(Prayer from the Church of England)

♫  Prince - Purple Rain

Photo of the day - 95

A flower that reminds me of childhood family holidays in Scotland.


I wonder, today...   what flowers have significance for you?




[Photo shows a close up of a thistle.]

Boredom buster - 95

How about reading some poetry today?

Here's a purple-themed one to get you started: Jenny Joseph - Warning

Rainbow - Indigo

Indigo.


Ink, denim, 'indigo carmine' food coloring...

The night sky also comes to mind:

Jesus showed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias; and he showed himself in this way. Gathered there together were Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin, Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples. Simon Peter said to them, ‘I am going fishing.’ They said to him, ‘We will go with you.’ They went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing. Just after daybreak, Jesus stood on the beach; but the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. Jesus said to them, ‘Children, you have no fish, have you?’ They answered him, ‘No.’ He said to them, ‘Cast the net to the right side of the boat, and you will find some.’ So they cast it, and now they were not able to haul it in because there were so many fish. That disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, ‘It is the Lord!’ When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on some clothes, for he was naked, and jumped into the lake. But the other disciples came in the boat, dragging the net full of fish, for they were not far from the land, only about a hundred yards off.

(From John 21)

And perhaps to prayerfully mull over today...?

Psalm 8.3-4

When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers,
    the moon and the stars that you have established;
what are human beings that you are mindful of them,
    mortals that you care for them?

♫  My Indigo - My Indigo

Photo of the day - 94

'Rest day trousers'

I wonder, today... what do you do to relax, and in your free time? ...why is it relaxing?




[Photo shows a close up of denim fabric from a pair of jeans, with two rows stitching across the middle]