The Ambitious Woman

I am an ambitious woman - ambitious for God, ambitious for God's people, ambitious for women in God's church. But sometimes it is hard. Sometimes I underestimate the hurdles I face. It is not a fair race. This poem was written on one of those days...

Don't speak
Don't shout
Don't strive
Settle for second best
Find a way to thrive

Don't be angry
Don't be cross
Suck it up
Shrug off the loss

Did you really thing you
Could  change the way things are?

Learn the talk
Walk the walk
Be like the boys
Or you'll never get far.

Don't speak
Don't shout
Don't strive
Settle for second best
Try to stay alive

A Quiet Day (or How to Revive a Priest in Holy Week)

It's quite simple really:
A space
A chair
A place for prayer
Preferably a cat
A mug of tea
A biscuit (or three)
You need little more than that
A pen
A book
A crochet hook
(If you are so inclined)
No text
No phone
Leave email alone
Rest your heart, your soul, your mind...