Anita Mathias's Blog on Faith and Art
And how, and how Could that prickly caterpillar --All bristles and danger-- Feeding on the stinging nettle in my garden Become a peacock butterfly, Four shimmering iridescent eyes? My God, my God, … [Continue reading]
When Jesus rose from the dead, whom did he reveal himself to first? Mary Magdalene. Why her? Because she was there.Because she loved him enough to go in search of him, in sheer love, with nothing to gain from the encounter. * * * And why was … [Continue reading]
Image Credit Friends from America mentioned that they no longer attend the Williamsburg, Virginia Church that we’d met them at. The preacher had a knack of cutting to the heart of the matter, of looking at the things Jesus said in a new, … [Continue reading]
Clouds are seeded with silver iodide And dry ice to make it rain. I have no silver iodide, Lord, To move the clouds over my life. I cannot change my heart And make it more loving. I cannot baptise my … [Continue reading]
Meeting Sambath. “She’s a woman, but works like a man,” the Tearfund worker said--keeping her family going, growing watermelons and rice on unused strips of land she rents from neighbours who work in Phomh-Penh’s garment factories. I watched her … [Continue reading]
The phoenix, which rose out of the ashes of his old body, is a symbol of Christ in traditional iconography. It could also be a symbol of the power of prayer. Numerous times in my life, when I have been stuck, prayer–-intense, deep, desperate … [Continue reading]
To the one who is victorious, I will also give a white stone with a new name written on it, known only to the one who receives it. Revelation 2:17 And so, we heave up our cross, And follow him, Oh, not spectacularly at all. Dropping … [Continue reading]
Lucy Mills has just published her first book, Forgetful Heart: Remembering God in a Distracted World (Darton, Longman and Todd) available on Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com. I ask Lucy a few questions about her book What inspired your … [Continue reading]