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Grab Christ’s Hand When You Are Sinking

Anita Mathias — Sat, 08 Jul 2023 13:20:06 +0000

Hi friends, I’ve recorded a podcast meditation, which I hope you’ll enjoy. Feedback welcome 🙂 Sometimes, the little boat of your life is tossed in the darkness, in a storm-swept lake, far from shore, It’s buffeted by waves, with the wind against it. And a dark figure looms, walking on water, and you cannot see […]

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Walking on the Waters, Looking at Jesus, in the Shadow of the Big C (who Must not be Named)

Anita Mathias — Tue, 04 Nov 2014 20:01:30 +0000

I had a cancer scare two and a half years ago. Fear gripped my heart when I realised the doctor suspected endometrial cancer. Fears of chemotherapy–and, perhaps worse, death. My youngest daughter was just 12. I was by no means ready to die. And I lay down, and “saw” a vision. Christ walking towards me […]

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In Which I Resolve Not to Be Afraid

Anita Mathias — Fri, 07 Mar 2014 15:09:24 +0000

So the disciples row for “three or three and a half miles.” (I love these charming details, John striving to remember accurately–and how they make it easier for us to believe in the truth of these memoirs of Jesus.) It’s dark; the wind is raging; the waters are rough. And a figure looms out of […]

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