Those of you who have been reading this blog for some time know my fondness for the words of R.S. Thomas. His words combine faith and doubt, certainty and mystery, sound and silence. His wife, Mildred “Elsie” Eldridge (for 51 years until her death) was a well regarded English Artist and book illustrator. They sharedContinue reading “THE WAY OF IT”
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“rubbing smiles into the wounds”
A good many years ago, while visiting the National Cathedral in Washington DC I bought my first R.S. Thomas poetry book from the cathedral gift shop. Today I have many of his poetry collections on my book shelf. These books feel like good friends as I often have good conversation with the words on theirContinue reading ““rubbing smiles into the wounds””
Prayers, Poems, and Christian Ponderings 