'This is a book to refresh mind and spirit.'
Talks and reflections by Brian Boobbyer. He was one of the outstanding sportsmen of his generation. This collection of short pieces reflects his faith, his love of nature and literature, and his passion for sport.
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Jesus spent 90 per cent of his life at home. He believed in families. Any person, any marriage, any relationship can be reborn.
'We are the clay, and Thou our potter, and we are all the work of Thy hand.'
The way we live decides what we see.
'To love is to bring one's whole life under discipline,' wrote South African, Alan Paton.
A common fallacy abroad today is that you cannot express strong moral and spiritual truth.
'Fruits of purity: energy, compassion, courage, a sense of wonder, selflessness, stamina, depth, power to help others....'
There is so much treasure to draw on 'to convert the imagination'.
A reflection by Brian Boobbyer
The message of nature is newness. Every tree is different. Every leaf, every second of a sunrise.
'Happy are they that hear their distractions, And can put them to mending.'
Columba did not shrink or turn back.
God's will crosses my will, and I choose God's will. That is the Cross.
Helping people requires the lightest of touches.
'I was very afraid of the dark, and playing cricket under the bedclothes at night was a great comfort!'
Success is a natural instinct.
There is a simplicity about the spiritual road in life which we can recapture each day.
'Charming people without the Cross only draw people to themselves.'
Each of us has a sort of inner clock. At a certain point in life we set it and then seldom change it.
A happy and sporting life somehow protected me from the darkness on the world scene.
A reflection on the life of Kirstie Morrison.
Language
English
Publication
2004
Pages
144
Type
Publisher
John Faber
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