MAUNDY THURSDAY

Today is Maundy Thursday, this is the day that Christians remember Jesus meeting with his friends for supper, after supper Jesus washes the feet of his friends. This song reminds us of this:

Jesu, Jesu,

fill us with your love,

show us how to serve

the neighbours we have from you.

Kneels at the feet of his friends,

silently washes their feet,

master who acts as a slave to them.

Neighbours are rich folk and poor,

neighbours are black folk and white,

neighbours are nearby and far away.

These are the ones we should serve,

these are the ones we should love

All these are neighbours to us and you.

Kneel at the feet of our friends

silently washing their feet,

this is the way we should live with you.

(North Ghanaian son) adapted by Tom Calvin

(Singing the faith)

LITTLE WHITE RABBIT MEETS NODDY

On Sunday Little White Rabbit and Daffodil had a ride in Noddy's little yellow car! (In Rhyl)

MORNING HYMN - I HEARD THE VOICE OF JESUS

The following hymn is not sung much these days but still relevant. I grew up in a house where hymns were often sung and I have found inspiration fromthe words of the hymn writers all my life. The following hymn is a favourite of mine and I thought appropriate as this is Easter week.

I heard the voice of Jesus say:

'Come unto me and rest;

lay down, O weary one, lay down

your head upon my breast'.

I came to Jesus as I was,

weary and worn and sad,

I found in him a resting-place,

and he has made me glad.

I heard the voice of Jesus say;

'Behold, I freely give

the living water; thirsty one,

stoop down and drink and live'.

I came to Jesus, and I drank

of that life-giving stream;

my thirst was quenched, my soul revived,

and now I live in him.

I heard the voice of Jesus say;

'I am this dark world's Light;

look unto me, your morn shall rise,

and all your day be bright'.

I looked to Jesus, and I found,

in him my star, my sun;

and in that light of life I'll walk,

till travelling days are done.

(Horatius N Bonar - 1808-1889)

Singing the Faith

RETURN TO BODNANT GARDEN

On Sunday we paid another visit to the garden at Bodnant, the snowdrops were still flowering and the daffodils in bud.

LITTLE WHITE RABBIT'S VISIT TO CHURCH ON PALM SUNDAY

On Palm Sunday Little White Rabbit and Daffodil joined with friends at St John's Methodist Chapel, Llandudno

 

You mustn't go to sleep Daffodil!

LITTLE WHITE RABBIT PLAYS CHESS

On arrival at the hotel it didn't take long for Little White Rabbit to find the chess set!

COLD WEEKEND IN NORTH WALES

It was cold and snowy on Friday and there weren't many people out

On arriving in Colwyn Bay the seagulls were active

Sit up Daffodil you will get a bad back

It was a cold day in Colwyn Bay (that rhymes!)

Arriving in Llandudno there is snow on the Great Orme

 

It's too cold for a paddle today.

TODAY'S THOUGHT

Happiness is a butterfly which, when pursued,

is always beyond our grasp, but which if you sit

down quietly, may alight upon you.

(Nathanial Hawthorne)

Taken from my little book of meditation

CHILD'S VERSE - THE NORTH WIND

The following is a few lines from a poem I learned many years ago which sprang to mind this morning

The North Wind doth blow and we shall have snow and what will poor Robin do then poor thing, he'll fly to the barn to keep himself warm and hide his head under his wing, poor thing

SNOWY FRIDAY

This morning we woke up to a deep fall of snow. We are supposed to be going to Llandudno for the weekend and have booked tickets for the theatre tomorrow night. We hope to see the musical Save the Last Dance for Me! - Hope we get there!

Come on let's make a snowman says Daffodil

No, it is too cold for me I'm going in says LWR

What a pretty scene!

DUCKS AT HUNGERFORD

Here are Little White Rabbit on their way to Hungerford

There were plenty of ducks to feed

 

See you soon, not sure where we are off to next

MORNING HYMN - PRAY FOR A WORLD

Pray for a world where every child

finds welcome in a sheltered place,

where love is tender, undefiled

and firmness intertwines with grace.

Pray for a wold where passion's fire

burns not in force or careless lust,

where God's good gift of deep desire

is safe in arms of faith and trust.

Pray for a nation just and fair

that seeks the welfare of us all,

where leaders guide with prudent care

and nurture life for great and small.

Pray for a world where all have voice

and none will batter, rape, abuse.

Till then, may all have rightful choice

and pray for wisdom as they choose.

(Ruth C Duck (b.1947)

Singing the Faith

WEDNESDAY'S THOUGHT OF THE DAY - HUMILITY

I will conceal the good that I have done

to others, while advertising the good that

others have done to me.

(Ali (c.600-661) first Imam of the Shi'a branch of Islam)

(Taken from my book entitled The Bridge of Stars)

VISIT TO SALISBURY INCLUDING CATHEDRAL

Last weekend we visited my brother and sister in law who live in Berkshire and enjoyed several trips, one to Salisbury where we visited The Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Salisbury is unique amongst medieval English cathedrals having been built in 38 years (1220-1258) in a single architectural style, early English Gothic. The tower and spire (Britain's tallest) were added about 50 years later.

This was a very interesting font

 

The Cathedral is a living church and a place of prayer. As the Cathedral Church of the Salisbury diocese it is Mother Church of several hundred parishes in Wiltshire and Dorset. It is also a centre of ilgrimage for hundreds of thousands of visitors every year.