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Faith in grey places
Faith in grey places

Exploring Scripture through poetry, prose and drama

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  • Pentecost and Trinity season
    • Poems for Pentecost
    • Nine poems on the Trinity in different poetry styles
    • Fruit of the Spirit: 9 poems
  • Passiontide and Easter
  • Christmas
    • Nine lessons: 9 Christmas poems
    • Christmas for beginners: 40 mini-studies
  • All year round
    • The God who…: 12 poems on Hebrew verbs
    • Matthew on money: 8 short sketches
    • Living with conflict: 6 dramas with Samuel
    • Genesis to Judges: 20 letters to the ‘cloud of witnesses’
Faith in grey places
Faith in grey places

Exploring Scripture through poetry, prose and drama

  • Home
    • About me
    • Privacy Policy
    • Index of all posts
  • Pentecost and Trinity season
    • Poems for Pentecost
    • Nine poems on the Trinity in different poetry styles
    • Fruit of the Spirit: 9 poems
  • Passiontide and Easter
  • Christmas
    • Nine lessons: 9 Christmas poems
    • Christmas for beginners: 40 mini-studies
  • All year round
    • The God who…: 12 poems on Hebrew verbs
    • Matthew on money: 8 short sketches
    • Living with conflict: 6 dramas with Samuel
    • Genesis to Judges: 20 letters to the ‘cloud of witnesses’

Holy Week

The word “Easter” in rounded letters against a pale blue background with words over the top: This is my body (a poem for Eastertide) Faith in Grey Places

This is my body: a poem for Eastertide (with pictures)

This is my body, Fitting and familiar, Co-companion in my joys and sorrows, Co-conspirator against the darkness.

Conflict2022, Easter season, Easter Sunday, Holy Week, Jesus, resurrection

This is my body: a poem for Eastertide (with pictures) Read More »

Close up picture of a rich woman in a large ornate room, sitting on a red and gold couch, wearing a tiara, looking out towards the light with a concerned look on her face. Has the text: His blood and his body, a poem reflecting on when Pilate washed his hands

His blood and his body (a poem reflecting on when Pilate washed his hands)

And who would have thought the man
Had so much blood in him?

Easter2021, gospels, Holy Week, passion, Pilate

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Sunset over the sea with small waves crashing close to the camera. Text over the top: The Longest Sabbath - A poem reflecting on Jesus's prayer: "Not my will but yours." Faith in Grey Places

The Longest Sabbath (a poem reflecting on Jesus’s prayer: “Not my will but yours”)

I came to you with the sorrow of Job,
Yet your long silence has brought me all the joy of Creation Week.

Easter2021, gospels, Holy Saturday, Holy Week, Maundy Thursday, passion, trinity

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Brown parchment background with text over the top: Don't ask (a poem about Jesus debating on his own terms) Faith in Grey Places

Don’t ask (a poem about the debates Jesus had)

But don’t ask me for a sign,
As if your words were not malign.

Easter2021, gospels, Holy Week

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Profile picture of a young donkey with the text over the top: My neighbour's colt, a poem inspired by Jesus's entry into Jerusalem. Faith in Grey Places

My neighbour’s colt – a poem inspired by Jesus’s entry into Jerusalem

Is simple trust enough to bear,
The weight of what we’re saying here?

Easter2021, gospels, Holy Week, Palm Sunday, passion, Zechariah (prophet)

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