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Lighten our Darkness
This is the title of an Anglican prayer we say during both evening prayers and the service of compline. I find it brings me peace and stillness as I shift from the busyness of daytime to the healing repose of nightfall. This prayer invites God to enter into our space, to bring us protection and guidance as we slumber. I have prayed it so many times that the words often fall from my lips unthinkingly; my breathing shifts and life feels less complicated. I know this prayer so w
Kokanee Parish
Oct 303 min read


Sing with Joy and Gladness
Sing to God with Joy and gladness, Hymns and psalms of gratitude; With the voice of praise discover That to worship God is good. These words echo Psalm 147, the psalm appointed for the feast of St. Luke the Physician and Evangelist, that Christian churches will observe this Saturday. This version, offered as a joyful expression of the hope and trust we have in the Holy One, comes from the Wild Goose Worship Group of the Iona Community ©1993. As we ponder these words, I wonder
Kokanee Parish
Oct 173 min read


Reflecting Reality
The Harvest “super-moon” is shining on us. We are three weeks past the Autumn Equinox and I feel my life shifting into winter patterns:...
Kokanee Parish
Oct 82 min read


Moon Messages; Prayer Passion . . .
We Live Under the Same Moon I have moved around a great deal during my life, with the result that some of my closest friends and family...
Kokanee Parish
Sep 243 min read


The air we breathe; The life we live . . .
Whitehorse, Yukon I feel refreshed and renewed after my annual leave in Ontario, and now I’m in Whitehorse, amidst the raw beauty of the...
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Sep 193 min read


From Unexpected Angles
In my daily meditations I try to look at things with a fresh eye, in the hope of discovering, or rediscovering, emotions and feelings...
Kokanee Parish
May 152 min read
Come, take my hand . . .
‘Come, take my hand and be my friend: your health and hope I’ll gladly mend; your worth, though hidden, I’ll reveal, your brokenness I’ll...
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May 113 min read


Easter Momentum
Mountain Reflection ~ Sunday May 4, 2025 The tomb is open All has changed Life forever rearranged Challenging me: Living Growing Healing...
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May 42 min read
At the Threshold of a New Time . . .
Spring Equinox has passed, April brings wild shifts in weather and more hours of sunlight. For Christians, our Lenten journey is drawing...
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Apr 192 min read
Unfolding Existence . . .
Today I find myself slowing down, searching for calm and peace, for quiet space within the busyness. It is Friday, the fifteenth day of...
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Mar 282 min read
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