Anita Mathias's Blog on Faith and Art
Woodcut by Gustave Dore I am reading through The Book of Genesis. Joseph’s ten older brothers hated him. Of course, they did. The favourite son with the ornamented robe, who told tales on them, to whom they bowed in their dreams--dreams they … [Continue reading]
I have been listening to the Old Testament as I walk around the countryside around Garsington, which is supposed to have more public footpaths than any other village in Oxfordshire (or was it England?). The advantage of listening to huge swathes of … [Continue reading]
You are the God of the noisy gongs, and you are the God of the clanging cymbals, of those who speak in the tongues of angels and are impatient, who prophesy and are unkind, who understand mysteries and … [Continue reading]
Thank you to Anita for inviting me on the Monday blog tour. Pleasure to be dreaming beneath the spires with you, even if from a sunny garden in North London! So the game is to share what we’re working on, why we write, and how the process … [Continue reading]
I have been tagged by Anita Mathias to join the Monday Blog Hop, which involves a tour of UK/US writers. I am delighted and honoured at the invitation, and enjoyed myself in answering the questions she passed along. Often stopping to … [Continue reading]
Motherhood. The land of If Onlys. * * * If only I’d been calmer when I was pregnant with her. If only she’d had a higher birth weight. If only I had breast-fed longer, If only I had used better childcare, Or no child-care. If only I could … [Continue reading]
Is God more present in one place than another?Does it make sense to leave the comfort and familiarity of your daily surroundings to seek God in places—retreat centres or pilgrimage spots-- “where prayer has been made valid,” in T. S. Eliot’s phrase? … [Continue reading]
I asked for guidance. You answered Pillars of cloud by day. Pillars of fire by night. The red sea parted. Staffs turned into snakes. Asses spoke. The ground was dry but the fleece was wet. The sign I … [Continue reading]