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Honouring reality: Horatio Spafford’s blessing in sorrow
Image: Horatio Spafford “May you, when you stand in the ashes of what could have been, find God standing with you, speaking your name.”...
Soul Food Edinburgh
Dec 8, 20223 min read
Honouring reality: blessing in the ruins
Image: The Ruins (Inner Voices) by James Tissot As we reflect on Joseph who was blessed precisely because his life didn’t go as he...
Soul Food Edinburgh
Dec 7, 20222 min read
Honouring reality: Joseph and blessing when our hopes are dashed
When I was 22 years old I made a list of all the things I hoped to do before I was 30. It said: Live on Orkney for a year Live in Dublin...
Soul Food Edinburgh
Dec 6, 20223 min read
Honouring reality: Joseph and blessing when everything goes wrong
‘He Gives Sons (Joseph) was a man of honour. He did not want to bring her trouble and open shame, so he thought about secretly releasing...
Soul Food Edinburgh
Dec 5, 20223 min read
Making the ordinary sacred: The blessing is ours
Today we gather the week’s blessings, and declare them together: May your ordinary life be freshly illuminated for you, seen in the kind...
Soul Food Edinburgh
Dec 2, 20221 min read
Making the ordinary sacred: Mary, Mechthild and the blessing of the body
It was a time of great change. Politics was shifting, gender roles were evolving, financial systems were being questioned, and people...
Soul Food Edinburgh
Dec 1, 20223 min read
Making the ordinary sacred: Mary and the blessing of the breath
As we reflect on Mary who was blessed in the midst of her ordinary life, I find myself pondering some questions , and invite you to join...
Soul Food Edinburgh
Nov 30, 20222 min read
Making the ordinary sacred: Mary and blessing in the dark
Do you know what your name means? My name is Vicky (or Victoria if I’m in trouble) and it simply means ‘victory’. Funnily enough my...
Soul Food Edinburgh
Nov 29, 20223 min read
Making the ordinary sacred: Mary and blessing the everyday
‘Creator’s Mighty One (Gabriel) said to her, “Greetings, highly favoured one! You are close to the Great Spirit and greatly honoured...
Soul Food Edinburgh
Nov 28, 20223 min read
Soul Talk Advent Series: Blessing
Thursday 17 November 2022 I wonder if you have heard the lovely little folk tales that describe how the robin got its red breast? One of...
Soul Food Edinburgh
Nov 17, 20222 min read
It's a No-Money Day
Tuesday 25th October 2022 In her thoughtful children’s book, ‘It’s a No Money Day’, Kate Milner tells the story of a little girl and her...
Soul Food Edinburgh
Oct 24, 20225 min read
Challenge Poverty Week
Monday 3 October 2022 There is no getting away from the fact that times are hard and getting harder for hundreds of thousands of people...
Soul Food Edinburgh
Oct 3, 20227 min read
Beyond enough
Emma Jackson, Director of CAP Scotland writes about her hope for a just and compassionate society where everyone flourishes.
Soul Food Edinburgh
Jun 30, 20223 min read
Anna - the face of God
Friday 24th December Vicky Allen Anna Luke 2:36 In Luke 2: 36 -38 we get a very brief glimpse into the life of an elderly woman called...
Soul Food Edinburgh
Dec 24, 20213 min read
Elizabeth - Blessed are you
Thursday 23th December Lisa Scandrette Elizabeth Luke 1:6 Elizabeth is a woman with a keen ability to truly see. She sees Mary’s...
Soul Food Edinburgh
Dec 23, 20213 min read
Listen to teenagers
Wednesday 22nd December Richard Cornfield "You have filled the hungry with good things, while you have sent the rich away empty. You have...
Soul Food Edinburgh
Dec 22, 20213 min read
Dismissed
Tuesday 21st December Sally Mann "He has filled the hungry with good things and sent the rich away with empty hands." Luke 1:53-55 NLT...
Soul Food Edinburgh
Dec 21, 20211 min read
Enough
Monday 20th December Emma Jackson ‘You have filled the hungry with good things, while you have sent the rich away empty. You have come to...
Soul Food Edinburgh
Dec 20, 20214 min read
Bathsheba - the Named, not shamed
Friday 17th December Diana Hall Bathsheba Matthew 1:6 “And David was the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah” (Matt 1:6, NRSV) Family...
Soul Food Edinburgh
Dec 17, 20213 min read
Lift up your eyes
Thursday 16th December Linda Hoskins "Your mercy reaches from age to age for those who fear you. You have shown strength with your arm;...
Soul Food Edinburgh
Dec 16, 20214 min read
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