Francis Drake’s Prayer
Here are some thoughts on one of my favourite prayers: Church Times – Prayer for the week.
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Maggi has kept a blog since September 2003, writing about theology and faith, the arts and literature, and a little about life and random nonsense...
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I’d love to hear more about the sacraments in the Em Ch – are you thinking of doing some summaries?
hey, will that be twice this year with the iron thing?!!
In truth i think the last time i ironed a shirt was my last day at les cotils – Oct 31 ‘06 – forgive me for i have sinned!
yep, twice at least, and still two graduation ceremonies and three weddings to go yet…
gordon, i’ll try and remember to jot a note or two down on sacraments later in the week
Isn’t Em Ch all about learning *not* to iron out the creases, Maggi?
I LOVE it, SImon – my mandate never to iron another shirt…
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I was once sitting at a conference wearing a rather creased specimen [thinks: why do they always look creased on me, and 'fashionably crumpled' on some other people?]. Anyway, an equally crnkle-shirted guy behind me tapped me on the shoulder and drolely commented : “I see we use the same make of iron”.