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

Please watch this video from Julian's new YOU TUBE CHANNEL called THE AWAKENING. This video talks about taking a look to see if your past...

“Let us go across to the other side.” Mark 4:35-41. In some ways that short phrase describes the spiritual life. Jesus is always taking...

There is a Hindu legend about a time when all humans were gods, but they abused that divinity. They so abused it that Brahma, the chief...

It’s a bit irreverent and certainly not scriptural but I have this mental picture of the disciples. It’s several years after Jesus’ death...

At our baptism, we are all asked the same question "Do you renounce the devil and all his works and all his ways?" Most likely, our...

It is divine to love those who hate. It is diabolical to hate and insult those who love. It is human to love those who love, to hate...

Some realities can become so familiar that we no longer see them. The painting fixed firmly on the living room wall eventually vanishes....

When was the last time you said to yourself, “I really want to go to a deserted place; a barren, empty, and desolate place; a lonely...

One of the traditional Lenten practices is self-denial. Often this leaves us asking the question, “What should I give up for Lent?” The...

Yesterday, February 17,2021 was Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. The following words come from the Proper Liturgy for Ash Wednesday:...

Please watch this video from Julian's new YOU TUBE CHANNEL called THE AWAKENING. This video talks about " Do you ever wonder why time...

I remember listening to a gentleman talk about his life. He told me about the success of his business, the disappointment in his...

Pancake Day, or Shrove Tuesday, is the traditional feast day before the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday. Lent – the 40 days leading up to...

Each year Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent. In 2021, Ash Wednesday falls on February 17. Ash Wednesday focuses the Christian’s...

Looking for God’s loving-kindness! I really had not planned on writing a blog post today, but I read through Psalm 143 and was so...

Valentine’s Day began as Saint Valentine’s Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine. The feast was first established by Pope Gelasius I to...

Please watch this video from Julian's new YOU TUBE CHANNEL called THE AWAKENING. This video talks about Seven ways to clear your mind of...

Hannah’s story is found in 1 Samuel chapters 1 and 2. Many of us have emotions associated with our life stories. Mainly because we are...

Jesus loves me this I know for the Bible tells me so! Do you remember singing that song when you were a child? Or maybe you taught it to...

“A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict, but the one who is patient calms a quarrel.” Proverbs 15:18 Have you ever heard that phrase, “a...