New poetry page

Poems from the Soul

Poetry is an immediate way to express things not so easily articulated in prose or direct speech. We have both been poets since our childhood expressing our deepest feelings. The more ill I have become and the more profoundly disabled I am, the more in pain, the deeper the devastation of paralysis and suffering I experience, the more I turn to poetry to try and express something of the inner experience.

We are delighted to add a new poetry page to Holyway, called Poetry from the Soul.
Please return to this page as new work will be put up over time. Thanks!


http://www.holyway.co.uk/poetry/we-light-a-candle-in-our-hearts.html

New writing page

We are delighted to announce our new writing page on Holyway, where we hope to share our thoughts, insights and writings old and new concerning our own journey and awareness of the Holyway and the wonderful Heart of Love, the total love of the Holy Trinity and our relationship with them.

http://www.holyway.co.uk/articles/index.html

New song animation

I wrote this song for my wife who has been in constant pain for over a quarter of a century. It is a testimony to our love, in the most difficult of circumstances.  Still love perseveres and wins through.

I am passionate about music and creative expression, using the gifts God has given me me to help me express my feelings, joys and sorrows as well as write dongs of thanks and praise.

I play guitar, both electric and acoustic, mountain dulcimer and keyboards and love to compose in a range of styles, including creating symphonies, as well as writing and recording blues, country and western, rock, folk and other songs.

It is my deep joy to share this animation with you. God gives us gifts of expression. Let us use them in confidence and feel blessed!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0WPaIyaGFQ

A short prayer for guidance

I do not know what to do

   Lord show me

I do not have any answers

   Lord speak to me

I do not see the way clearly

    Lord be my light

I do not know the path to take

   Lord be my guide.

The Coming of the Spirit

The coming of the Holy Spirit

When the Spirit came down upon the disciples they were filled with a new power - the power to speak in tongues, the power to heal, the power of miracles even, was given to them. The fruits and gifts of the Spirit were made manifest among the people; Wisdom, Knowledge, Prophecy, Teaching, but the greatest of all was Love.

What relevance does this out pouring of Spirit have for us today, especially for those who are house or  bed bound or living in difficult circumstances under the Lockdown imposed due to Covid 19 virus. We may not be well enough to go out in person to spread the good news nor be allowed out, under the rules to keep us safe, but as Paul says, the greatest gift of the Spirit is the Power of Love. And we all can and do love in abundance. Love knows no physical boundaries and is present in our contact with God and each other through prayer. Love supports, lifts, restores and heals. Prayer has no boundary.

Love comes to us through our family, friendships, our compassion for others and unites all in our prayers. Friendship then, especially spiritual friendship, is a grace from God and how important it is for us to know that at this time of struggle and when we are too ill or distressed or in need, it helps so much to know there is someone there, holding us in their heart and praying for us, even though we may never have met physically in the world or been able to see them for a very long time. What greater gift can we give or receive then than this gift of  unconditional love and prayer?

We can all be connected then, by the Power of the Spirit, in this bond of love and through this connection, healing, hope, light, miracles even can be felt, experienced and known. And through the wonder of  love we can ask the Holy Spirit to bless us and our friends and families and the whole world.

So let us ask the Holy Spirit to visit us this Pentecost and lift us into the heart of Love, where we can freely find all the fruits and gifts of the Spirit that God gives us. So let us use them in Love, to serve God, however He asks us to and trust that God will hear our prayers and answer them powerfully and wonderfully. For the gift of Love the Holy Spirit brings is truly ‘wonder - ful’. 

May we be filled with the Joy that the Spirit brings and feel the Power from on High flowing in to us and blessing our lives and our prayers now and always. Amen!

Can you feel it? This is Pentecost.

CAN YOU FEEL IT?

Love, dancing like fire. Have you ever written a song, whispered softly, known the peace, known just what to do? Have you ever discovered the courage flowing in you like a river? Have you ever stepped up, made a difference, lit a brave candle in the dark? Have you ever wept?

Can you feel it? The power, the passion, the freedom, the joy, the wonder, when we flow with each other, with the birds, the plants, the trees, the stars and planets, the waves, each sunshine dappled new day, the rain, the wild wind and the pounding heartbeat of the universe ?

Have you ever looked up in awe? Have you ever cried out for help and found the healing?

This is Pentecost.

Here is a song I wrote and play on the Mountain Dulcimer to celebrate.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uGVsaqKzl8

God

God

Without God my life is barren, extreme, bleak and horrendous.

I cannot exist without the truth of God, the energy of love, the brightness of hope to shine in the cracks between moments of tormented agony.

For me hope is a fundamental aspect of living.

It is not some fanciful idea or some achievement yet to manifest, it is the hope in the very essence of being that is utterly radiant, utterly beautiful, utterly whole and complete , brimming with energy that can and will heal the moment, just by coming aware of it and feeling the goodness of it.

Without hope life is grim, desperate, desolate, lacking in vision, lacking in truth, lacking in beauty and there is nothing to console you. It is the antithesis of life and it must be wrong. 

Yet it is where so many people live.

Hope binds us to truth, brings comfort and consolation, blesses the whole world. It lifts us into life itself and renews us when everything else fails.

You can place hope in possessions but that is short lived, you can place hope in status, but that whithers away like the grass, you can place hope in achievement - but it is a constantly moving target.

Where can you place hope then?

Stop. Open your arms and look up. Behold the wonder and infinite promise of this moment. That is where hope lies.