Uphill Methodist Retreat Centre
QUIET MORNING
ON
MONTHLY THURSDAY MORNINGS
(1st Thursday of each month)
Gather at 10.00 for coffee and meet one another
10.15-10.30 An Introduction
10.30 - 11.45 A Time for personal reflection
11.45 - 12.15 Return for Sharing and worship
RETREAT CENTRE – PROGRAMME FOR 2025
QUIET MORNINGS
THE FIRST THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH
The next Quiet morning
The June Quiet Morning
Thursday 5th June
will be led by The Rev Stephen Marr
Some of you may have seen the decorated cross from Easter mouldering in the garden. Steve decided to take it apart during our Quiet Morning last Thursday , which was actually centred on the 5 “One Thing” phrases in Scripture.
Janet Widdess led the morning based on:-
Psalm 27:4 One thing long for
Mark 10:21 One thing I lack
Luke 10:42 One thing that is better
John 9: 25 One thing I know and to see clearly
Philippians 3:13 One thing to aim for
As Steve removed the wilted flowers and foliage the following lines came to him based on the John 9 reading:-
The Easter Cross flowers, droop and then fade
The colourful passes, the flowers are laid
The bright floral tribute has beauty no more
But one thing I know is, that the Cross it stands sure
Strip the blooms and the leaves from the cross all away
They all seem so wilted so no longer can stay
Throw them away now, they are useless and poor
But one thing I know is, that the Cross it stands sure
Again Easter’s over, celebrations are done
Life is reality and still struggles go on
Living the pain of life knowing not what’s in store
But one thing I know is, that the Cross it stands sure
There is no rising without a Good Friday cross
Easter’s about the living and not about loss
About knowing the Lord, and His death, Life and more..
So the one thing I know is the cross it stands sure
Also the following was composed by Nina Morgan
as a result of thoughts arising from the Quiet Morning:-
WAS IT ENOUGH?
(REFLECTION BY Nina Morgan on The Garden of Gethsemane)
There in the garden you faced your fears
"Release me" you prayed through bitter tears
Was it enough? ...for they misunderstood!
..freedom was gained by battle and sword..
You needed more time to open their eyes
to soften their hearts to reveal the prize.
Was it enough to heal and restore
to show that compassion could open the door
to a new life - a new way;
riches for the poor?
You taught them forgiveness, charity and love
You revealed God's gift of light from above
Yet still you knew it was only the few
who would carry the torch of truth for you.
Is it enough that you give your life
that you take on the burden of sin and strife?
A shameful death you knew it will be;
your body suffering the agony
Yet, in that moment you knew your death's worth;
it would offer new birth to all on earth.