Rev Shirley Murphy
The thoughts, reflections, faith stories and meanderings of an 
Anglican Priest

As I was reading and thinking about this text from the Letter of James 5:13, I realised that I had more questions than answers about what...

What hasn’t yet changed in your life because you haven’t started praying for it? Prayerlessness, of course, comes in varieties. Some...

Hebrews 10:25: Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the...

A woman was at work when she received a phone call that her daughter was very sick with a fever. She left her work and stopped by the...

You are the light of the world.” These words urge us, no more than that, command us to be light, the light of Christ, and let it shine...

There once was a happy monkey wandering the jungle, eating delicious fruit when hungry, and resting when tired. One day he came upon a...

Bill suffered a massive heart attack and while being treated; a drug he was given caused a severe allergic reaction. His heart stopped...

The more generous we are, the more joyous we become. The more cooperative we are, the more valuable we become. The more enthusiastic we...

In 17th century Italy, in the town of Cremona, lived a young boy named Antonio. Antonio was often sad because he lived in a town that was...

I saw another one of those seven day advertisements today. They are the ones that claim that you can change your life in just seven days....

There was a man who was a chronic worrier. He would worry about anything and everything. Then one day his friends saw him whistling. "Can...

It's quiet. It's early. My coffee is hot. The sky is still black. The world is still asleep. The day is coming. In a few moments the day...

Fear – we’re no strangers to fear. Fear is a normal human emotion; one that God has given to us to alert us of danger; it protects us...

. Anger is a condition in which the tongue, works faster than the mind. · You can't change the past, but you can ruin the...

Please watch this video from Julian's new YOU TUBE CHANNEL called THE AWAKENING. This is a viewers experience of the power of prayer...

Sandra felt as low as the heels of her shoes as she pushed against a November gust and the florist shop door. Her life had been easy,...

People come into your life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime... When you figure out which it is, you know exactly what to do. When...

Please watch this video from Julian's new YOU TUBE CHANNEL called THE AWAKENING. The storm is already here... Not wanting to scare people...

We live in a world brimming with rude manners, selfishness and poor intentions. At some point, we've all been let down, manipulated,...

Tess was a precocious eight year old when she heard her Mom and Dad talking about her little brother, Andrew. All she knew was that he...