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✨ A Christmastide Offering from NeuroDivine ✨
Out of the new hymns for Christmas 2025, comes a book : “The Mindful Year: Hymns for Christmastide”. Continue reading
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Machines. Mercy. Meaning.
In the long, measured hours of dialysis, I began to notice how healing is carried not only by machines and medicine, but by the people who sit beside us, the families who steady us, and the landscape we carry within. This hymn‑poem grew from that stillness—a way of naming the courage found in ordinary care,… Continue reading
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Rise. Renew. Forgive.
A reflection and a new hymn based on Baruch 1.15 – 2.10 and Matthew 20.1-16 rooted in the landscape of the Irish midlands. Continue reading
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Star. Blackthorn. Light.
On this Epiphany morning—Nollaig na mBan—we gather around quiet revelations: frost on bog cotton, bare branches holding promise, and the steady light that guides us home. A new hymn rises from the Irish landscape, blessing the unseen, the faithful, and the radiant Christ who meets us in every dawn. Continue reading
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Star. Street. Sanctuary.
Star-led paths. Hidden gifts. A healing touch. On the twelfth day, we remember those who walk differently, pray deeply, and offer mercy in quiet ways. A hymn for the ones who follow light others miss—and for the saint who welcomed them. Continue reading
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Language. Matters. Always.
Worship isn’t a slogan. It’s a rhythm of truth. Christians worship the Triune God — not instead of creation, not against people, but through love that holds all things together. When language gets loud, clarity matters more than ever. Continue reading
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Heron. Curlew. Peace. – “By the Shannon’s flowing waters” (Double Common Metre)
A congregational hymn inspired by St Munchin, Limerick’s patron, who exemplifies quiet community building, hospitality, and steady faith, inspiring love and welcome in ordinary places. Continue reading
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Sorrow. Mercy. Peace: A hymn for the Holy Innocents — “Christ, whose star still burns with mercy” (87 87 87)
One star. One silence. One prayer. On the fourth day of Christmas, we remember the Holy Innocents—children lost to violence, grief held in the heart of the season. This hymn is a quiet offering: a song for mercy, healing, and the fragile hope that still flickers in the dark. Continue reading
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Shift. Grace. Arrival.
A quiet reflection for a day shifted out of rhythm—when plans move, the centre wavers, and yet presence meets you exactly where you are. In the midst of a rearranged moment, a promise settles close. Continue reading
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Wisdom. Hidden. Tradition.
A cryptic note in the Prayer Book calendar whispers of O Sapientia. Without the story, it slips past unnoticed. Yet here, at Advent’s threshold, Wisdom speaks—ordering all things sweetly, inviting us to pause and learn the way of prudence. Continue reading
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Feast. Joy. Song.
On Gaudete Sunday, the rose candle glows as Isaiah’s feast, Mary’s song, and Christ’s assurance weave together—joy breaking into waiting, light shining within the shadows. Continue reading
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Trust. Table. Calm.
A hymn of fear met with trust, bread shared in fellowship, and storms stilled by Christ. Continue reading
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Shoots. Rain. Tunics.
From stump to shoot, from rain to renewal, from tunic to dignity—God’s mercy clothes us in hope. Continue reading
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Tune. Word. Hymn.
A friend wrote a tune—words were needed. Appleton became a hymn of Creator, Christ, Spirit. Continue reading
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Reading. Reflection. Renewal.
📖✨ One of my Christmas gifts was Doorways to the Sacred: Developing Sacramentality in Fresh Expressions of Church. I tend to open parcels as they arrive rather than wait for the big reveal, so this book has already found its way into my hands. After the recent Church of Ireland Pioneer Gathering, I’ve been reflecting… Continue reading
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Seeds. Scars. Solidarity.
In the grain of wheat, in the dialysis chair, in the scars of memory — prayer becomes fruit. Continue reading
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Endings. Threshold. Dawn.
At the threshold of endings and beginnings, praise steadies us, and rest becomes gift. Continue reading
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Prayer. Presence. Gift.
From food walks to Benedictine gestures, the Pioneer Ministry Gathering stretched comfort zones and reminded us that the Gospel is never ours to keep — it is always gift, received and shared. Continue reading
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Thirst. Storm. Mercy.
Even in delay, presence remains—better the last place inside than absence outside. Continue reading
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Silence. Trust. Rest.
After Compline, silence is not emptiness but communion—fertile ground where trust deepens and rest becomes prayer. On this Thursday of reprieve, I let quiet be my healing. Continue reading
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