Author Archives: Wilderness Whispers

#fridayfootprints – Friday 22nd January 2021

Posted on 22 Jan 2021 by Wilderness Whispers

  If we sometimes find ourselves on the coldest waters of our baptism, we need to reach into the core of our being. It is there, deep down, that the Holy Spirit ensures a warm glow rises to meet us. … Continue reading →

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#fridayfootprints – Friday 18th December 2020

Posted on 18 Dec 2020 by Wilderness Whispers

As we count off the final days of Advent, it has been a long nine months. For me it has been nine months of various stages of ‘lockdown’ and all the uncertainty that this has generated. It has been almost … Continue reading →

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#fridayfootprints – Friday 11th December 2020

Posted on 11 Dec 2020 by Wilderness Whispers

Advent – A season that promises so much. A pregnant promise! The promise is seen today as it was then; surrounded by darkness yet lit from a source of unfathomable power and even so there are creatures waiting to suck … Continue reading →

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#fridayfootprints – Friday 27th November 2020

Posted on 27 Nov 2020 by Wilderness Whispers

It has been a long, long year! So many people have and are struggling to cope with ‘lockdowns’, lay-offs, hardships in many shapes and forms and the impact of various levels of fellowship starvation! So yes, the blues have taken … Continue reading →

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Sometimes it is a desperate shout. At others, a resigned mumble, a plea to be recognised amidst the fear that God’s attention is being directed at others more deserving than ourselves. That the problems which consume the very nature of … Continue reading →

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#fridayfootprints – Friday 21 August 2020

Posted on 21 Aug 2020 by Wilderness Whispers

There are some days that are especially made for mystics. Days when the ambience of light makes it so much easier to experience a deeper spiritual connection with God. Days when we see the full colour spectrum of the Trinity … Continue reading →

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#fridayfootptints – Friday 14th August 2020

Posted on 14 Aug 2020 by Wilderness Whispers

The bracket fungus grows on dead trees. It forms part of the process of decomposing the wood so that it once again becomes part of the nutrient cycle that will feed new life. A death to self! The Spiritual event … Continue reading →

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#fridayfootprints – Friday 7th August 2020

Posted on 7 Aug 2020 by Wilderness Whispers

The slightest breeze sets the Snowdrop bells ringing in the end of winter. And, as they surround the garden font, the bells announce to the world, a garden baptised in the spirit of His creation. The new normal as we … Continue reading →

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#fridayfootprints – Friday 31st July 2020

Posted on 31 Jul 2020 by Wilderness Whispers

God’s creative genius gives us an insight into our own soul. Time spent in nature is a journey where we can free our spirit to run where God wants us to run. We get a chance not just to read … Continue reading →

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#fridayfootprints – Friday 17th July 2020

Posted on 17 Jul 2020 by Wilderness Whispers

When God looks through His window onto the waters of our baptism, He sees water where there is scarcely a ripple. He sees a mirror waiting to reflect Himself! He has been trying to convince us of a fundamental truth … Continue reading →

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