A Deeper Listening

Amongst my thoughts for 2012 I have been drawn to the idea of practicing a deeper listening towards God and towards others. A lot is missed through a lack of listening 'it is not good to have zeal without knowledge, nor to be hasty and miss the way' Proverbs 19v2. Simultaneously I seem to have been strangely drawn to watching excessive amounts of Sherlock Holmes related media. It was when watching one such program the other day that I realized he was in fact a great example of what I had been thinking about. It is Holmes' highly tuned ability to listen to the world around him that enables him to see what others don't and solve the mysteries that evade many. The Sherlock Holmes dramas illustrate brilliantly how messages and signals are being constantly emitted in the world around us if we are patient and wise enough to interpret them. So thanks Sherlock for inspiring me on my quest for 2012 and Happy New Ears to us all!

A game for the turning of the years

On New Year's Eve I played a silly game with some friends at the table of eating. We each put 3 of our top tips/lessons from 2011 into one pot and then 3 questions for 2012 into another pot. We then picked out at random questions and tips - just for the laughs. Of the highlights : to my question 'How can I find the perfect man?' I was advised 'Don't tred in dog poo' and to my brother's question 'How do I find the perfect curtains?' the tip picked out at random was to 'Always consult Tracy' who happens to be his girlfriend! Highly recommend the game - Could this be an effective way of solving future dilemmas?

Burgos 'Freedom' Graffiti

Grafitti Wall in Burgos, Spain says 'Do not cover up your FREEDOM'.

DREAM

This video was made with young people from the Hechos project, Burgos - exploring the realities of life as a refugee and the tensions experienced between 'when reality doesn't let you dream or when your dreams become reality'.
http://youtu.be/th-ER7hWNI4

Advent 24 - Knock, knock

Here we go!!

'Ask and it will be given to you, seek and you will find, knock and the door will be opened to you' Matt 7 6-8

Adviento 24 - Toc toc
Aqui vamos!
"Pedid y se os dará a vosotros, buscad y encontraréis, llamad y la puerta se abrirá" Mateo 7  6-8 

Advent 23 - Safe and sound

http://youtu.be/wpadXyVqGa4   Some lush musical Christmas wishes!

Advent 22 - Big signs little signs

Things are hotting up - we are getting real close to Christmas and I've drunk my first mulled wine and cracked into the Bible - the Nativity story- of course. I am struck by the big ways and the small ways that God can speak. A huge angel, a visit to a cousin, a dream, a baby moving in a womb, a host of angels, a star constellation an old scripture and then the baby lying in a manger. Sometimes after the big announcements, the glits and the hype, we need the small signs to remind us we are on the right track and we need to have our senses very alert in order to spot them.

Adviento 22 -Grandes carteles pequeños signos

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Las cosas se están calentando - nos estamos bien cerca  a la Navidad y he bebido mi primer vino caliente  y he abierto la Biblia - la historia de la Natividad - por supuesto. Me llama la atención por las formas grandes y pequeñas las formas en que Dios puede hablar. Un ángel enorme, una visita a un primo, un sueño, un bebé se mueve en un útero, una hueste de ángeles, una constelación de estrallas, una escritura antigua y un niño acostado en un pesebre. A veces, después de los grandes anuncios,  la histeria y la publicidad, necesitamos las pequeñas señales que nos recuerdan que estamos en el camino correcto y tenemos que tener todos los sentidos muy alertos para ubicarlas.

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