Anita Mathias's Blog on Faith and Art
A neglected corner of my garden I have loved the Bible for most of my life. When I skip time at play in the fields of the Lord, skip time with the Bible—that fresh, startling way of viewing reality—for even a week, I miss it. My life feels a bit … [Continue reading]
The Deep Peace of Wild Places (Iceland, August, 2019) I consciously (though sometimes unsuccessfully) try not to invest emotional energy in politics, just as I try to invest no emotional energy in sports, including the Olympics or the World Cup. Why … [Continue reading]
So.. I listened to my first TED talk ever today. The amazing meditation course Roy and I took encouraged us to do something emotionally, or intellectually, or spiritually or creatively nourishing at least a couple of times a day, and this was my … [Continue reading]
From Practice to Mastery Image Credit: https://guitarsquid.com So, not being a super-disciplined person, I’ve struggled all my adult life with a few things, surprisingly common struggles for those for whom discipline is problematic. I carry … [Continue reading]
So, a couple of years ago, almost on a whim, my husband Roy and I took an intensive eight week course in Mindfulness at the Oxford Department of Psychiatry! (and at the famous local psychiatric hospital, the Warneford!!) I didn’t really know what … [Continue reading]
One step. That’s what I like best about following Jesus. It’s difficult, it’s carrying your cross, but all we have to focus on is one step… one step forward, one step of biting your tongue, one step of empathy, one step of kindness, one step of … [Continue reading]
Our wedding portrait, 30 years ago I love this verbally rich “worship song” from the young song-writer John Mark Macmillan He is jealous for me. Love’s like a hurricane, and I am a tree Bending beneath the weight of his wind and … [Continue reading]
There is always another one walking beside you T.S. Eliot Wasteland Emmaus, by Slovenian Jesuit Marco Rupnik from HolyArt.com So, the new “Great Books” book group I’ve got together (we’re steadily reading chronologically through the … [Continue reading]