Spirituality
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God’s Whisper Everywhere
A short poem in celebration of God’s whisper written during a restless night. Continue reading
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Walk. Prayer. Grace – “We walk Saint Brigid’s way today”
We walk Saint Brigid’s way today We walk Saint Brigid’s way todayThrough Monasterevin’s grace;With pilgrim hearts and steady stepsWe seek God’s holy place.We gather at the parish church,One family in prayer;To bless the road, to share the light,And meet Christ walking there.We thank you, God, for shepherds sentTo guide this flock with care;For bishops who,… Continue reading
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Seedtime. Light. Pilgrimage. A new hymn celebrating spring as a sign of God’s renewing grace.
This hymn is offered as a prayer for the turning of the year, when winter loosens its grip, and the first signs of new life appear in field, garden, and soul. Rooted in the landscapes of Kildare and shaped by the rhythms of early spring, it gives thanks for creation renewed and for God’s living… Continue reading
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Carried. Promise. Radiance. A new hymn for Candlemas “Christ is carried to the temple” (87 87 D)
The hymn for Candlemas celebrates Christ as the Light, blending faith with themes of renewal. Continue reading
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Silence. Suffering. Steadfastness.
A day of uneasy memory, quiet courage, and layered history. On 30 January, NeuroDivine holds space for complexity, conscience, and the land’s long remembering—and offers a new hymn rooted in Leinster’s fields for those who honour your servant Charles with tenderness rather than triumph. Continue reading
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Starfield. Shadow. Covenant. A hynn for Lent “Under starfields over Shannon” (87 87 D)
The hymn reflects God’s covenant promise, encouraging trust and faith amid life’s challenges. Continue reading
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Lead. Glass. Light.
Light beyond all telling, breaking Light beyond all telling, breakingThrough the colours shaped by hand;Bless the artists bent on makingWindows where your wonders stand.As they work with oak‑fast patience,Lead and glass in woven line,Let your breath, like wind on waters,Stir their craft with touch divine.Circle deep with ancient meaning,Sign of love that has no end;Interlace… Continue reading
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Brigid. Pat. Sarah.
From Brigid’s fire to today’s Church, a hymn of gratitude and hope, attentive to calling and the Spirit’s movement in an Irish Church still becoming Continue reading
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Ground. Way. Breath.
I’ve been sitting for a while with the idea that faith is something made as much as it is believed—shaped by hands, time, weather, and patience. This hymn grew out of that sense of slow, faithful craft. It’s written with stone in mind: quarries and chisels, walls raised and repaired, the quiet devotion of people… Continue reading
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Roots. Reverence. Resonance.
Sometimes the most unexpected conversations become the doorway to something sacred. At a recent family gathering, one of my father’s cousins pulled me aside with a spark in her eye—the kind that says I’ve just discovered something, and I need to tell someone who will understand. She and her husband have begun learning about the… Continue reading
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Threads. Loom. Beauty.
Some hymns arrive not just as words but as sensations—colours, textures, patterns that settle into the body before they ever reach the intellect. The hymn I’m sharing today is one of those pieces. It grew out of my own love for the way creation speaks in colour and form, and how many neurodivergent people encounter… Continue reading
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Spark. Fire. Blaze. A hymn for the gift of sacred music. “Christ, bless the gifts of music made” (DCM)
Music in worship nurtures community and spirit, celebrating faith through hymns and divine connection. Continue reading
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Faith. Truth. Welcome. A hymn for the Parish of Kilconriola and Ballyclug: “Where Patrick walked on Antrim’s heights” (DCM)
With the twelve bells of St Patrick’s overhead, I offer this hymn as a prayer for Ballymena: for its people, its churches, and Christ’s light in the valley we call home. Continue reading
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Hidden. Humble. Everywhere.
Celebrating those who proclaim the Word with care—parish readers, musicians, writers, and the everyday saints who let Scripture breathe in our lives. A new hymn, inspired by the Book of Kells, now on NeuroDivine.blog Continue reading
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Light. Echo. Flame. A hymn for the Conversion of St Paul, “Christ, the Light who found us falling” (87 87 D)
The story of St Paul illustrates transformation, inviting us to embrace our true selves. Continue reading
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A hymn for Lauds for St Vincent of Saragossa — “At sunrise over Kildare’s fields” (Long Metre)
At sunrise over Kildare’s fields 1At sunrise over Kildare’s fields,Where Brigid’s flame begins the day,Saint Vincent, servant of the poor,Guide us to walk Christ’s morning way.2You bore God’s mercy to the weak,A deacon steadfast, calm, and true;Like oaks that greet the breaking light,May we stand firm and faithful too.3From Saragossa’s rugged pathsYour martyr‑courage shone so… Continue reading
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Lamb. Light. Courage. A hymn for St Agnes Day “O Christ, Whose lambs find shelter deep” (CM)
St Agnes, lambs, and the Irish wind woven together — a hymn where Roman witness meets Celtic ground in a sheltering breath of grace. Continue reading
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Psalms. Places. Presence.
Psalms. Places. Presence. Hymns shaped by landscape, memory, and the quiet work of beginning again. A small book of thresholds for anyone who finds prayer in the ordinary. Continue reading
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Andrew. Richard. Niamh.
Home woven in three strands: partner, creatures, grace Some prayers begin in silence. Others begin in the small, ordinary movements of a home—the click of the kettle, the soft thump of paws on the stairs, the familiar presence of the person who shares your days. This new hymn grew out of that kind of holiness:… Continue reading
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Rooted. Gathered. Blessed.
NeuroDivine has always been about recognising the sacred woven through our whole selves—our minds, our bodies, our ways of sensing and moving through the world. It’s a space where difference becomes a doorway, where the textures of neurodivergent experience are met with gentleness, dignity, and grace. This hymn grew from the ancient devotion of Tantum… Continue reading
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