The Community for Spiritual Formation
@communitysf.bsky.social
Through worship, teaching, silence & reflection based on a Benedictine monastic pattern The Community for Spiritual Formation creates transformative space for people to be in communion with God, self, others & creation for the sake of the world.
Sunday thought (from Nicola): Belo we see St. Luke writing his Gospel...
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November 23, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Sunday thought (from Nicola): Belo we see St. Luke writing his Gospel...
Who would appreciate receiving a message from me today?
Who would appreciate receiving a message from me today?
Sunday thought (from Nicola):
'I was glad when they said to me: “let us go to the house of the Lord.” ' – Psalm 122 vs 1
The church at Taizé
'I was glad when they said to me: “let us go to the house of the Lord.” ' – Psalm 122 vs 1
The church at Taizé
November 16, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Sunday thought (from Nicola):
'I was glad when they said to me: “let us go to the house of the Lord.” ' – Psalm 122 vs 1
The church at Taizé
'I was glad when they said to me: “let us go to the house of the Lord.” ' – Psalm 122 vs 1
The church at Taizé
Sunday thought (from Nicola):
What have I heard today that I want to remember?
(Listening circles at Taizé)
What have I heard today that I want to remember?
(Listening circles at Taizé)
November 9, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Sunday thought (from Nicola):
What have I heard today that I want to remember?
(Listening circles at Taizé)
What have I heard today that I want to remember?
(Listening circles at Taizé)
Sunday thought (from Nicola): .
‘O blest communion, fellowship divine!
We feebly struggle, they in glory shine;
yet all are one in Thee, for all are Thine.
Alleluia, Alleluia!’ – Singing the Faith 745, verse 4
A Community of sunflowers
‘O blest communion, fellowship divine!
We feebly struggle, they in glory shine;
yet all are one in Thee, for all are Thine.
Alleluia, Alleluia!’ – Singing the Faith 745, verse 4
A Community of sunflowers
November 2, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Sunday thought (from Nicola): .
‘O blest communion, fellowship divine!
We feebly struggle, they in glory shine;
yet all are one in Thee, for all are Thine.
Alleluia, Alleluia!’ – Singing the Faith 745, verse 4
A Community of sunflowers
‘O blest communion, fellowship divine!
We feebly struggle, they in glory shine;
yet all are one in Thee, for all are Thine.
Alleluia, Alleluia!’ – Singing the Faith 745, verse 4
A Community of sunflowers
Sunday thought (from Val): In what ways are we all the same? In what ways are we all different?
October 26, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Sunday thought (from Val): In what ways are we all the same? In what ways are we all different?
Sunday thought (from Val): What have you learned this week that has become scaffolding for new growth?
October 19, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Sunday thought (from Val): What have you learned this week that has become scaffolding for new growth?
Sunday thought (from Val): How does silence give you a different perspective on the world?
October 12, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Sunday thought (from Val): How does silence give you a different perspective on the world?
Sunday thought (from Val): What lights up the dark corners of your life?
October 5, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Sunday thought (from Val): What lights up the dark corners of your life?
Sunday thought (from Andrew):
A stranger sets the table
An open invitation is given
All are welcome
To share, to learn, to wonder
To discover, to find companionship and growth
To be fed, blessed
Image- Bardsey free art (cropped) 7/4/25 11:21
A stranger sets the table
An open invitation is given
All are welcome
To share, to learn, to wonder
To discover, to find companionship and growth
To be fed, blessed
Image- Bardsey free art (cropped) 7/4/25 11:21
September 28, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Sunday thought (from Andrew):
A stranger sets the table
An open invitation is given
All are welcome
To share, to learn, to wonder
To discover, to find companionship and growth
To be fed, blessed
Image- Bardsey free art (cropped) 7/4/25 11:21
A stranger sets the table
An open invitation is given
All are welcome
To share, to learn, to wonder
To discover, to find companionship and growth
To be fed, blessed
Image- Bardsey free art (cropped) 7/4/25 11:21
Sunday thought (from Andrew):
Pacing, wishing I could be somewhere else
Longing to be in community
I stop and notice the Wicklow mountains as the sun sets
I realize I am in community already gathered
Not bound by distance but held in heart.
Image- Revealing sunset Bardsey 6/04/25 20:03
Pacing, wishing I could be somewhere else
Longing to be in community
I stop and notice the Wicklow mountains as the sun sets
I realize I am in community already gathered
Not bound by distance but held in heart.
Image- Revealing sunset Bardsey 6/04/25 20:03
September 21, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Sunday thought (from Andrew):
Pacing, wishing I could be somewhere else
Longing to be in community
I stop and notice the Wicklow mountains as the sun sets
I realize I am in community already gathered
Not bound by distance but held in heart.
Image- Revealing sunset Bardsey 6/04/25 20:03
Pacing, wishing I could be somewhere else
Longing to be in community
I stop and notice the Wicklow mountains as the sun sets
I realize I am in community already gathered
Not bound by distance but held in heart.
Image- Revealing sunset Bardsey 6/04/25 20:03
Sunday reflection (from Andrew):
May we find that inner silence to reflect and wonder, in awe of God’s creation.
Image- Rocks and reflection pool/sunset Bardsey Island 6/4/25 19:37
May we find that inner silence to reflect and wonder, in awe of God’s creation.
Image- Rocks and reflection pool/sunset Bardsey Island 6/4/25 19:37
September 14, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Sunday reflection (from Andrew):
May we find that inner silence to reflect and wonder, in awe of God’s creation.
Image- Rocks and reflection pool/sunset Bardsey Island 6/4/25 19:37
May we find that inner silence to reflect and wonder, in awe of God’s creation.
Image- Rocks and reflection pool/sunset Bardsey Island 6/4/25 19:37
(Belated) Sunday thought (from Andrew):
The gulls gathered where the river joined the sea, to drink the fresh water.
Life sustaining.
May we drink deep of The Living Water.
(Image- Gulls at Aberdaron 13/04/25)
The gulls gathered where the river joined the sea, to drink the fresh water.
Life sustaining.
May we drink deep of The Living Water.
(Image- Gulls at Aberdaron 13/04/25)
September 9, 2025 at 9:05 AM
(Belated) Sunday thought (from Andrew):
The gulls gathered where the river joined the sea, to drink the fresh water.
Life sustaining.
May we drink deep of The Living Water.
(Image- Gulls at Aberdaron 13/04/25)
The gulls gathered where the river joined the sea, to drink the fresh water.
Life sustaining.
May we drink deep of The Living Water.
(Image- Gulls at Aberdaron 13/04/25)
Sunday thought (from Kristin): “For as the earth bursts with spring wildflowers, and as a garden cascades with blossoms, So the Master, God, brings righteousness into full bloom
and puts praise on display before the nations…”
(Isaiah 61:11, The Message)
and puts praise on display before the nations…”
(Isaiah 61:11, The Message)
August 31, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Sunday thought (from Kristin): “For as the earth bursts with spring wildflowers, and as a garden cascades with blossoms, So the Master, God, brings righteousness into full bloom
and puts praise on display before the nations…”
(Isaiah 61:11, The Message)
and puts praise on display before the nations…”
(Isaiah 61:11, The Message)
Sunday thought (from Kristin): “Since love is Lord of heaven and earth, how can I keep from singing?” (Robert Lowry)
August 24, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Sunday thought (from Kristin): “Since love is Lord of heaven and earth, how can I keep from singing?” (Robert Lowry)
(Belated) Sunday thought (from Kristin): “I look up at your macro-skies, dark and enormous, your handmade sky-jewellery, Moon and stars mounted in their settings.”
(Psalm 8:3, the Message)
(Psalm 8:3, the Message)
August 18, 2025 at 9:17 AM
(Belated) Sunday thought (from Kristin): “I look up at your macro-skies, dark and enormous, your handmade sky-jewellery, Moon and stars mounted in their settings.”
(Psalm 8:3, the Message)
(Psalm 8:3, the Message)
Sunday thought (from Kristin): "Make me a channel of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love.” (from the prayer of St. Francis)
August 10, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Sunday thought (from Kristin): "Make me a channel of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love.” (from the prayer of St. Francis)
Sunday thought (from Kristin): “Remove your sandals from your feet. You're standing on holy ground!” (Exodus 3:5, the Message)
August 2, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Sunday thought (from Kristin): “Remove your sandals from your feet. You're standing on holy ground!” (Exodus 3:5, the Message)
Sunday thought (from Sheryl): What does it mean to be a community?
July 27, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Sunday thought (from Sheryl): What does it mean to be a community?
'There Isn’t Any'
It is lovely when there is no next thing.
You are simply doing this
and there is no next thing.
You are not thinking
as soon as I get this finished
I can start on the next
because there isn’t any.
There is simply this.
You are doing it now.
And it is lovely.
Pat Ingoldsby
It is lovely when there is no next thing.
You are simply doing this
and there is no next thing.
You are not thinking
as soon as I get this finished
I can start on the next
because there isn’t any.
There is simply this.
You are doing it now.
And it is lovely.
Pat Ingoldsby
July 21, 2025 at 9:43 AM
'There Isn’t Any'
It is lovely when there is no next thing.
You are simply doing this
and there is no next thing.
You are not thinking
as soon as I get this finished
I can start on the next
because there isn’t any.
There is simply this.
You are doing it now.
And it is lovely.
Pat Ingoldsby
It is lovely when there is no next thing.
You are simply doing this
and there is no next thing.
You are not thinking
as soon as I get this finished
I can start on the next
because there isn’t any.
There is simply this.
You are doing it now.
And it is lovely.
Pat Ingoldsby
Sunday thought (from Sheryl): “Let me seek then the gift of silence…
where the sky is my prayer,
the birds are my prayer,
the wind in the trees is my prayer,
for God is in all
Thomas Merton
where the sky is my prayer,
the birds are my prayer,
the wind in the trees is my prayer,
for God is in all
Thomas Merton
July 13, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Sunday thought (from Sheryl): “Let me seek then the gift of silence…
where the sky is my prayer,
the birds are my prayer,
the wind in the trees is my prayer,
for God is in all
Thomas Merton
where the sky is my prayer,
the birds are my prayer,
the wind in the trees is my prayer,
for God is in all
Thomas Merton
Sunday thought (from Sheryl - for the evening):
Lord our God,
at the ending of this day,
and in the darkness and silence of this night
cover us with healing and forgiveness,
That we may take our rest in peace
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen
Lord our God,
at the ending of this day,
and in the darkness and silence of this night
cover us with healing and forgiveness,
That we may take our rest in peace
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen
July 6, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Sunday thought (from Sheryl - for the evening):
Lord our God,
at the ending of this day,
and in the darkness and silence of this night
cover us with healing and forgiveness,
That we may take our rest in peace
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen
Lord our God,
at the ending of this day,
and in the darkness and silence of this night
cover us with healing and forgiveness,
That we may take our rest in peace
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen
Sunday thought (a little early): last one in the 'prayer chairs' series from Val. What does the place where you work and pray say about you? Do you need to tidy yourself up before you meet with God?
June 27, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Sunday thought (a little early): last one in the 'prayer chairs' series from Val. What does the place where you work and pray say about you? Do you need to tidy yourself up before you meet with God?
Sunday thought (Another Prayer Chair from Val): Do you use music to help you pray? Is listening to music a prayer in itself? What kind of music brings you close to a sense of the divine?
June 22, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Sunday thought (Another Prayer Chair from Val): Do you use music to help you pray? Is listening to music a prayer in itself? What kind of music brings you close to a sense of the divine?
Sunday thought (3rd in Val's 'Prayer Chair' series): Where are you most comfortable? Do you need to be comfortable to pray? What colours and patterns in your home speak to you of the movement of the Spirit?
June 14, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Sunday thought (3rd in Val's 'Prayer Chair' series): Where are you most comfortable? Do you need to be comfortable to pray? What colours and patterns in your home speak to you of the movement of the Spirit?
Sunday thought (2nd in the 'prayer chairs' series from Val): Do you pray while you are working? Do you stop between tasks to make space for God? Choose one thing on your desk that reminds you to pause and pray…
June 8, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Sunday thought (2nd in the 'prayer chairs' series from Val): Do you pray while you are working? Do you stop between tasks to make space for God? Choose one thing on your desk that reminds you to pause and pray…