faith and spirit through the seasons
“Joyful Spirit Bubbling” follows the seasons in Aotearoa New Zealand, starting with summer—December, January, February—and moving through Autumn and Winter to end with the revival and hope of Spring. But there are poems, prayers and reflections that don’t sit within a particular season or theme: these are my offerings for Ordinary Time.
Published by Philip Garside Publishing, it’s available from mid-December 2023 in print or as an ebook.
The title comes from an affirmation/prayer, which begins: “Creative Spirit dancing in river and ocean and summer rain, waiting in water urn; Wild Spirit of wilderness, speaking from burning bush, from tussock and hebe, desert road and city street; Temperate Spirit of national park, green pasture and market square—speaking in a small voice or in the crashing of breakers on our shores; Joyful Spirit bubbling in our celebrations, enlivening people and communities, rising in our bread and sparkling our wine…” you can read it in full here.
words of spirit and faith 