Welcome back to Solace! What was intended to be a few weeks’ break may have become a few months, but this was never something I can leave entirely…

The new season of reflections will try and focus on a central theme – however tenuous! – each time, and depending on how weighty the situation feels around us all at the time I make them, may or may not be a little more topical.

This first week’s Solace includes an Examen prayer and a time of listening (there are no written instructions for the listening prayer – everything you need to know is in the audio) – but if you haven’t got access to the instructions and would like it for the Examen it is available here.

The Bible reading is taken from John 12:35, and the poem featured is ‘Choices’ by Tess Gallagher – which appears in ‘Midnight Lantern: New and Selected Poems’ published by Graywolf Press, 2011.

The music used is the track “Lunar Orbit” from the album ‘Apollo 11’ by Lee Rosevere– go explore his stuff! https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com

This week’s Solace includes an Examen prayer and a time of Lectio Divina – if you would like the resource sheet for the suggested steps for both of these, it is available here.

The Bible reading is taken from Isaiah 40: 7-8, and the poem featured is ‘Forsythia’ by Billy Collins – which appears in Poetry Magazine, April 1995, published by Poetry Foundation.

The music used is the track “October Lane” from the album ‘5 Minute Meditations, vol.4’ by Lee Rosevere– go explore his stuff! https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com

This week’s Solace includes an Examen prayer and a time of Lectio Divina – if you would like the resource sheet for the suggested steps for both of these, it is available here.

The Bible reading is taken from Isaiah 58: 11, and the poem featured is ‘The Fountain’ by Denise Levertov – which appears in “The Collected Poems” published by New Directions, 2013.

The music used is the track “Lunar Orbit” from the album ‘Apollo 11’ by Lee Rosevere– go explore his stuff! https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com

This week’s Solace includes an Examen prayer and a time of listening (there are no written instructions for the listening prayer – everything you need to know is in the audio) – but if you haven’t got access to the resource sheet and would like it for the Examen it is available here.

The Bible reading is taken from Luke 15: 4-6, and the poem featured is ‘Shoulders’ by Naomi Shihab Nye – which appears in her 1994 collection “Red Suitcase” published by BOA Editions.

The music used is the track “Dream Colours” from the album ‘Time-Lapse Volume 4: Sleep Music’ by Lee Rosevere– go explore his stuff! https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com

This week’s Solace includes an Examen prayer and a time of Lectio Divina – if you would like the resource sheet for the suggested steps for both of these, it is available at https://solacepod.com/2020/03/30/solace-resources/.

The Bible reading is Psalm 95: 4-7, and the poem featured is ‘i thank you god for this most amazing’ by ee cummings – from Selected Poems, published by Liveright.

The music used is the track ‘Birds’ from the album ‘5 Minute Meditations vol.4 by Lee Rosevere – go explore his wonderful stuff – https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com