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Sr Judith @srjudithl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

A 🧵for the feast of St Therese. 1/7 Today we are celebrating the feast of St Therese of Lisieux. She entered Carmel at 15 and died at 24. Once she entered Carmel she never left, she built no career, had no wealth and little influence.

Close up of a daisy in bloom against a blurred background. The text reads: “Love, in fact is the vocation which includes all others… My vocation is love…To be nothing else than love… That’s to be everything at once.”

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Sr Judith @srjudithl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

A 🧵on following Christ. 1/6 Today Jesus offers an all-encompassing invitation that leaves no room for or procrastination. He doesn't disguise the fact that his invitation is costly, saying to them: “Foxes have holes &the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.”

The edge of a bare foot leaving a line of footprints in damp sand on a beach. The text reads: “Foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.”

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Sr Judith @srjudithl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Saturday 31 October 2026 Into Good Soil, new online retreat via zoom. Please share.

A background of several shades of green. In the foreground there are 2 small photos. One of an older man and a young boy gardening together. Another of a small green shoot against dark, rich soil. The tex reads: "Into Good Soil, Saturday 31 October 2026. An online retreat exploring the parable of the sower. Email via https://www.turveyabbey.org.uk/pilgrimage/events/ for information & booking https://www.turveyabbey.org.uk/pilgrimage/events/

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Sr Judith @srjudithl.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

A 🧵on having the courage to change. 1/7 We prefer direct, simple answers, even when we know complex, nuanced responses are needed. We tend to assume it is weakness to change our minds rather than the result of further understanding or reflection.

A crossroads in the middle of an autumn forest. The text reads: ‘He answered, “I will not go,” but afterwards thought better of it and went.’

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Sr Judith @srjudithl.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

A 🧵on radical trust. 1/6 It can be hard to feel hopeful when life is tough. In challenging and uncertain times we tend to tense up & close in on ourselves. We find it hard to be hopeful, trustful or aware of our blessings. We look for ways of maintaining the status quo, and keeping ourselves safe.

A back view of walkers on the top of a mountain ridge, looking out towards distant mountains in a hazy blue sky. The text reads: “He instructed them to take nothing for the journey except a staff – no bread, no haversack, no coppers for their purses."

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Sr Judith @srjudithl.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

A 🧵on fairness & generosity. 1/6 Some thoughts on fairness and generosity from our archives: Today’s gospel is all about fairness and generosity. At the beginning of the day a landowner goes out to hire workers for his vineyard, offering them a fair price for the day’s work.

Workers in a vineyard, harvesting grapes. One has just passed a crate of grapes to another, who is turning to add it to a truck. The text reads:” Why be envious because I am generous?”

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Sr Judith @srjudithl.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

A 🧵on avoiding grumbling. 1/6 In today’s gospel Jesus, perhaps fed up with a barrage of complaints, says to the people: “‘What description can I find for the men of this generation? What are they like? They are like children shouting to one another while they sit in the market-place:

The feet of a child in red wellies splashing in a muddy puddle. The text reads: ‘We played the pipes for you, and you wouldn’t dance; we sang dirges, and you wouldn’t cry.’

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Sr Judith @srjudithl.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

A🧵on the Cross. As we celebrate the feast of the Exaltation of the Cross I’m reflecting the variety of meanings that the cross carries for us. As today’s feast suggests it signifies the ultimate triumph of Christ over death.

A cross on a hilltop against a setting sun overlooking a river valley. The text reads: “God sent his Son into the world, not to condemn the world, but so that through him the world might be saved.”

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Sr Judith @srjudithl.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

A 🧵on forgiveness. 1/7 This Sunday’s gospel calls us to be reflect on forgiveness, one of the most challenging and most necessary parts of life.

A couple hugging in a garden. The text reads: “Forgive your sister or brother from your heart. “

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Sr Judith @srjudithl.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

A 🧵for the Birthday of Our Lady. 1/6 Today were celebrating the Birthday of Our Lady, a solemnity for our congregation. It’s the anniversary of the day I entered the monastery, so it carries a certain resonance for me, and I often find myself looking back to that day.

A woman holding a light string in front of her face in a dark room. The text reads: “I exult for joy in the Lord, my soul rejoices in my God!”

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Sr Judith @srjudithl.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

A 🧵on love. 1/5 Today I’m reflecting on St Paul’s letter to the Romans. Echoing Jesus in the gospels he tells the Romans that all of the commandments can be summed up in the call to love their neighbours as themselves.

A small cup being passed from one pair of hands to another against an outdoor background. The text reads: “Love is the one thing that cannot hurt your neighbour; that is why it is the answer to every one of the commandments.”

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Sr. Carolyn Morrison ra @srcarolyn.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

O Lord, grant us a quiet night and a peaceful end. #Compline

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Sr Judith @srjudithl.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

We still have a few places on this retreat. Saturday 12 September 2026, 10 AM - 4 PM Tools for Gospel Living – Online retreat exploring practical ideas for gospel living from the Rule of St Benedict. Email via www.turveyabbey.org.uk/pilgrimage/e... Please share

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Sr Judith @srjudithl.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

A 🧵on balancing prayer & service. 1/5 Today’s gospel is all about service. Leaving the synagogue Jesus goes immediately to Simon’s house where he cures Simon’s mother-in-law. Immediately she gets up and begins to serve them.

A head and shoulders shot of a young man looking reflective. The text reads: “When daylight came, he got up and left the house and made his way to a lonely place.”

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Sr Judith @srjudithl.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

A 🧵on taking up the cross. 1/6 Jesus makes clear to his disciples that he is heading towards Jerusalem and suffering. His words are stark and challenging. Once again, I find myself sympathising with Peter’s response. He says to him: “Heaven preserve you, Lord;… This must not happen to you.”

A branch silhouetted against a sunset. The text reads: “Those who want to be followers of mine must renounce themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For those who want to save their lives will lose them; but those who lose their lives for my sake will find it.”

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Sr Judith @srjudithl.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

A 🧵on peace. 1/6 I’m reflecting on these words from today’s first reading. In his second letter to the Thessalonians St Paul writes: “May the Lord of peace himself give you peace all the time and in every way. The Lord be with you all.”

Two candles burning in a dark space. The text reads: “May the Lord of peace himself give you peace all the time and in every way. The Lord be with you all.”

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Sr Judith @srjudithl.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

A 🧵for the feast of St Bartholomew. 1/6 From the archives for the feast of St Bartholomew. I’m reflecting on Jesus’ encounter with Nathanael. It’s clear that the encounter was as life changing as it was unexpected for Nathanial.

A young man with a small backpack sitting on a fallen branch under a tree overlooking a lake. The text reads: “Come and see”

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Sr Judith @srjudithl.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

A 🧵on recognising Christ. 1/6 This Sunday’s gospel returns to a question that is at the heart of Christian life. Jesus asks his disciples what people are saying about him. It highlights Jesus’ humanity, like all of us he wonders what people think of him, & how much impact his message has on them.

The silhouette of a young women reading against the background of an orange sky and a rising sun. There are some birds silhouetted against the sky. The text reads: “But you…who do you say I am?”

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Sr Judith @srjudithl.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

A 🧵for the feast of St Bernard Tolomei. 1/6 In challenging times such as ours it can be helpful to look to our Christian past for role models whose example can give us courage and hope. St Bernard Tolomei, the founder of the Olivetan congregation, whose feast we celebrate today is one of those.

A chain of paper hearts alternating in pale pink and cerise. The text reads: “A new heart I will give you, and a new spirit I will put within you…”

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Sr. Carolyn Morrison ra @srcarolyn.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

O Lord, grant us a quiet night and a peaceful end. #Compline

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Sr Judith @srjudithl.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

A 🧵on the call to integrity & justice. 1/7 It’s tempting to divide the world into “them and us”. This is especially true when we feel threatened or endangered, when we tend to look for someone or something to blame.

A collection of white tents and makeshift shelters on a brown hillside overlooking a valley, The text reads: “Have a care for justice, act with integrity, for soon my salvation will come and my integrity be manifest.”

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Sr Judith @srjudithl.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

A 🧵for Assumption. 1/6 Today as we’re celebrating the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary I’m revisiting Luke’s account of the Visitation. It’s a beautiful encounter of two women connected by family ties and by the unusual, miraculous circumstances they find themselves overtaken by.

The face of a young woman looking thoughtful reflected in a hand mirror. The text reads: "My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, and my spirit exults in God my saviour."

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Sr Judith @srjudithl.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

A 🧵on reconciliation. 1/8 In a world that is growing ever more fractious and fragmented today’s gospel offers an important and valuable insight. We know all too well the experience of being hurt by those we love. We’ve all experienced the breakdown of relationships that can result from that.

The hands of two people holding mugs of hot drinks. Their hands are touching. The text reads: “If they listen to you, you have won them back.”

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Sr Judith @srjudithl.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

A 🧵on finding God. 1/5 There’s a resonance between the story of Elijah in the first reading and of disciples on the stormy lake in the gospel. They are a call to focus our whole attention on God without allowing ourselves to be distracted by the inevitable storms of life.

A storm tossed sea under heavy, cloudy skies. There are some small rays of sun in the far distance breaking through the clouds and shining on the sea. The text reads: “Courage! It is I! Do not be afraid.”

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Sr Judith @srjudithl.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

A Transfiguration 🧵1/6 The Transfiguration is a beautiful feast that both draws us into the glory of God and grounds us in the reality of our daily lives on earth. Peter, James and John are drawn into the mystery and wonder of God’s presence.

A rainy city street, with street lights reflected on the wet road. In the foreground there is a back view of someone in a black coat holding an umbrella. The text reads: “This is my Son, the Chosen One. Listen to him.”

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Sr Judith @srjudithl.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

#Benedictine, #challenge, #Elijah, #gospel, #Hope, #James, #Jesus, #John, #kingdom, #KingdomValues, #lectiodivina, #love, #Moses, #newlife, #Peter, #Transfiguration, #trust A life transfigured, blog post for the feast of the Tranfiguration on turveyabbey.org.uk/pilgrimage/?...

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Sr Judith @srjudithl.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

A gospel 🧵1/6 Today’s gospel is an uncomfortable read. Jesus encounter with the Canaanite woman highlights racial tensions between two groups of people who have been at enmity for some time. When the Canaanite woman, stepping out of her comfort zone, asks for help Jesus initially ignores her.

A woman with the beginning of a smile looking into the distance. The text reads: “Woman, you have great faith. Let your wish be granted.”

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Sr Judith @srjudithl.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

A 🧵on promises & challenges. 1/7 Today’s first reading from the prophet Isaiah depicts the loving and compassionate care that God lavishes on us.

A picture of dried up grass under some the shadow of some trees. The text reads: “Nothing that exists, nothing still to come, not any power, or height or depth, nor any created thing, can ever come between us and the love of God made visible in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

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