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Bodmin Hermit @bodminhermit.bsky.social · 47m

RENEWAL:
The depth and nature of a radical renewal of spirit is not within our active power, what we have to do is prepare ourselves... Religious renewal is a return to prayer.

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Bodmin Hermit @bodminhermit.bsky.social · 1h

PONDER:
Let the wise listen Proverbs 1:5
Others will say, C'mon Dad, lets go for a walk!

Bodmin Hermit @bodminhermit.bsky.social · 1h

HERMIT RULE 15:
Convert yourself into a disciple who knows how to listen and discern. On many occasions sounds manifest silence. Indeed, the important thing is not what arrives but how we receive it.

Bodmin Hermit @bodminhermit.bsky.social · 1d

HERMIT RULE 14:
Remember you are a pilgrim in the evolving desert of this world, therefore hold all things lightly, as if for a season. So too, welcome fellow pilgrims with monastic hospitality as you would welcome Christ into your home.

The Sahara, a most spiritual place...

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Bodmin Hermit @bodminhermit.bsky.social · 1d

TOUCHED GENTLY...
Maybe there is no such thing as rain
There are only raindrops
Each with its own story

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Bodmin Hermit @bodminhermit.bsky.social · 1d

PONDER:
Your own fire, your spirit.
We all carry a piece of that sacred fire within us.
We have to honour it and care for it.
You are the fire keeper.

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Bodmin Hermit @bodminhermit.bsky.social · 1d

NIGHT PRAYER
Lord, may your gentle whisper be the word we follow, your hand the hand we hold and your footsteps be the marks in which we place our feet, As we seek you tonight, In the silence of the stars. In the calming of our minds, In the stillness of this place Speak Lord.

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Bodmin Hermit @bodminhermit.bsky.social · 1d

HERMIT RULE 13:
Value solitude - the hermitage serves the world in its prayerful separation. Learn to watch and pray until your life itself becomes a prayer to God.

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Bodmin Hermit @bodminhermit.bsky.social · 1d

IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR! Cluster flies make a bee-line (no pun intended) for the cottage, and the Ladybirds trundle across the conservatory. What do the do during the winter, and why do I loath flies and love Ladybirds? All part of life's rich tapestry!

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Bodmin Hermit @bodminhermit.bsky.social · 1d

CHOOSE WELL:
I choose joy over despair
Not because I have my head in the sand
But because joy is what the earth gives me daily
And I must return the gift.

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Bodmin Hermit @bodminhermit.bsky.social · 2d

THE WISDOM OF NIGHT PRAYER lies in fostering spiritual connection, promoting peace, and providing guidance for the future. It offers a time for reflection, repentance, and gratitude, allowing individuals to release the day's burdens and prepare for a new one.

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Bodmin Hermit @bodminhermit.bsky.social · 2d

PONDER:
The poor long for riches and the rich for heaven,
but the wise long for a state of tranquility

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Bodmin Hermit @bodminhermit.bsky.social · 2d

LOVIN' IT!
This is how I would explain the unseen to those who want to expand their beliefs beyond what is physically visible.
Love is just that, it exists, you can feel it, but your perception of it depends on your experiences, beliefs, and circumstances.

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Bodmin Hermit @bodminhermit.bsky.social · 2d

HERMIT RULE 12:
Learn how to prolong the privileged moments when time is traversed vertically; it is so at The Lord’s Table, yet there are still distances in time and space. Unite yourself to the life unseen which requires your prayer and your vigil.

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Bodmin Hermit @bodminhermit.bsky.social · 4d

CANTICLE OF THE CREATURES: St Francis of Assisi
Sing along...
Or just listen
Thanks Simon
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vskk...

Canticle of the Creatures

YouTube video by Simon de Voil

www.youtube.com

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Bodmin Hermit @bodminhermit.bsky.social · 4d

MORNING PRAYER:
Lord of the morning,
Thank you for the gift of this new day.
Renew my heart and mind with your grace,
that I may see the world through your eyes.
Help me to walk in your ways, to be a light to others,
and to use the gifts you have given me for your glory.

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Bodmin Hermit @bodminhermit.bsky.social · 4d

THE SOLITUDE & QUIETUDE of morning meditation offers us a peaceful space for reflection and a deeper connection with our faith and God. So we pause in this fast-paced world to renew our focus before the day begins. And so it does...Good morning!

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Bodmin Hermit @bodminhermit.bsky.social · 4d

HERMIT RULE 11:
Live one day at a time. Take advantage of the moments and the dawns. Discover in each moment, in landscapes, in music and in all manifestations of beauty, the depth of your true interior solitude.

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Bodmin Hermit @bodminhermit.bsky.social · 5d

ENJOY LIFE:
Do we need to make a special effort to enjoy the blue sky?
Do we have to practice to be able enjoy it. No we just enjoy it.
Each second, each minute of our lives can be like this. Wherever we are, any time, we have this capacity.
WE can be in touch with these things, right now.

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Bodmin Hermit @bodminhermit.bsky.social · 5d

MORNING PRAYER:
I Arise Today
Listen:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqxz...

I ARISE TODAY

YouTube video by PHILIP CHIRCOP

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Bodmin Hermit @bodminhermit.bsky.social · 5d

WORLD IN HARMONY:
"Living in harmony" refers to the state of getting along peacefully and cooperatively with others, oneself, and the environment, often involving respect, understanding, and a reduction in conflict and negativity. Peace be with you:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZti...

Ebony and Ivory - Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder

YouTube video by Santi Toselli

www.youtube.com

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Bodmin Hermit @bodminhermit.bsky.social · 5d

HERMIT RULE 10:
Don’t settle down in or get tied to a rigid timetable. Stay within a harmonious order that you can easily change. Try to integrate surprise and the unexpected. Live in the silence of your own interior and cultivate peace.

Visual Harmony - peace - world peace.

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Bodmin Hermit @bodminhermit.bsky.social · 6d

MORNING PRAYER:
Lord of Life, may today bring… paths to discover, possibilities to choose, people to encounter, peace to possess, promises to fulfil, pardon to accept and a Presence to proclaim.

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Bodmin Hermit @bodminhermit.bsky.social · 6d

PEACE... is the fairest form of happiness...

William Ellery Channing 1780-1842

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Bodmin Hermit @bodminhermit.bsky.social · 6d

FINDING THE BEAUTIFUL:
Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful,
we must carry it with us or we find it not.
(Ralph Waldo Emerson: 1803 - 1882)

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