Psalm 108 begins with a glorious confession of confidence and a joyous call to worship: “My heart is steadfast, O God, My heart is steadfast!I will sing and make melody! Awake, my soul!Awake, O harp and lyre! I will awake the dawn!I will give thanks to Thee, I Lord, among the peoples, I will sing […]
Richard
During my working life, I have been employed as a Teacher, a Civil Servant, a Headmaster and a Minister of Religion. This website is as much the product of my reflections on the Psalms as it is of my reflections on my suffering.
To God, alone, be the glory.
What is the “fell” of dark?
One of the reasons that Hopkins’ poem kept my attention is the ambiguity of the opening line. What, exactly, did Hopkins mean when he chose the word “fell” to contrast the experiences of dark and day? When I think of the word “fell” I immediately think of fell-walking. This is because walking has been one […]
Psalm 88
Since first writing these words, I’ve also read the poem after which this site is named – “I wake and feel the fell of dark, not day”. I’ve wondered if, and if so, how much, this psalm informed Hopkins’ thinking when he wrote his poem. Psalm 88 is a psalm utterly without hope. It’s been […]
Psalm 77
This is a slightly edited version of my response to an email that a dear friend and sister in the Lord, Emma, sent me, in which she quoted verses from Psalm 77 for my encouragement. It was in writing this response that I first considered the idea of keeping a written record of my reflections […]
Fell Incidentals
Here (in time!) you will find a collection of essays and articles on some of my wider theological interests. These include: The Offices of the Church The History of the Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Church Local History The Wisdom Literature