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Christina Rocha

Prayer blog: The discomfort of the Gospel

3 December 2015

Prayer blog regular Christina Rocha explores the discomfort of the Gospels and why Christians should remain vigilant against comfort.

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Prayer blog: My Communion of Saints

5 November 2015

I have just returned to Australia after spending some time with family overseas.  It was a time of joy and consolation, of much laughter and story-telling, and of feeling completely at ease in the presence of those who have known me and my kin since before I was born.  It was also a time of grief as family friends were farewelled and buried, and as goodbyes were said before embarking on the plane back to Australia, in the knowledge of the very real possibility we may not see each other again in this world.

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Prayer blog: On my knees

26 May 2015

I have been resenting my knee exercises recently.  I know they’re good for me, and as my physiotherapist keeps on reminding me, my knees will not get stronger unless I regularly do my exercises.  But I keep on finding other things to do with my spare time other than said knee exercises: sleep, catching up with friends throughout the week, bike riding, hiking, swimming, gardening, reading, crocheting, anything really, other than those blasted knee exercises.

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Prayer blog: When I went on retreat

9 October 2014

Earlier this year, I went on a silent retreat for a week. It was my first retreat longer than just a few days, and it was my first silent one. What better, I thought, than a week of silence for an introvert?! It would be a perfect opportunity for getting all my discernment done in one go and ‘sorting out’ my life. So it was somewhat of a disappointment that the first thing I heard in all that silence was: Let go of your agenda and of trying to get me to comply.  

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