{"id":199,"date":"2019-04-22T19:31:30","date_gmt":"2019-04-22T19:31:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/?p=199"},"modified":"2019-04-22T19:31:30","modified_gmt":"2019-04-22T19:31:30","slug":"psalm-snippets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/2019\/04\/22\/psalm-snippets\/","title":{"rendered":"Psalm snippets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Benedictine spirituality is very Psalm orientated. In the Rule of St Benedict the order of the Psalms to be used for different offices on specific days is given. As I walk along I make up songs and sometimes using imagery from my remembered bible, I make up Psalm Snippets.  Here are some for today.<br \/>\nThis morning on the way across Exmoor to the start point for Day 21 we encountered a family moving their sheep. At the back of the group, the youngest member of the family, a girl of about 8 or 9 years of age, was learning the skill of keeping the sheep moving.<br \/>\n<i><br \/>\nThe family of shepherds are like God in their ways :<br \/>\nEncouraging their sheep down the road<br \/>\nTo the fields of new grass<br \/>\nThey imitate God&#8217;s care of me.<\/i><br \/>\nHaving decided to take the Macmillan Way West the first challenge was the climb up Cotherstone hill. St Agnes Well was near the bottom.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dsc_5665-1688888887.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dsc_5665-1688888887.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-195 alignnone size-full\" width=\"3920\" height=\"2204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dsc_5665-1688888887.jpg 3920w, https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dsc_5665-1688888887-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dsc_5665-1688888887-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dsc_5665-1688888887-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dsc_5665-1688888887-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nHowever the way proved to be rather poorly sign posted.  Some mountain bikers helped me get on track and I eventually met Bob coming towards me on a path across a field.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dsc_5696602404576.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dsc_5696602404576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-196 alignnone size-full\" width=\"2204\" height=\"3920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dsc_5696602404576.jpg 2204w, https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dsc_5696602404576-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dsc_5696602404576-768x1366.jpg 768w, https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dsc_5696602404576-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dsc_5696602404576-1200x2134.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nAt lunchtime I was recumbent under a beech tree in Fyne Court car park. Looking up it seemed to me that:<br \/>\n<i><br \/>\nIn the green meadow, so cool and calm,<br \/>\nEvery new leaf is like a mini solar panel<br \/>\nTuned into the energy of the universe<br \/>\nAs I long to be tuned into God.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dsc_5712-1812104449.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dsc_5712-1812104449.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-197 alignnone size-full\" width=\"2204\" height=\"3920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dsc_5712-1812104449.jpg 2204w, https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dsc_5712-1812104449-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dsc_5712-1812104449-768x1366.jpg 768w, https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dsc_5712-1812104449-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dsc_5712-1812104449-1200x2134.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a>After lunch the second half of the Way wound its way along with the interesting observation that the signs only made sense in the opposite direction from which I was walking. I saw a doe in the wood and earlier heard a Woodpecker drumming.<\/p>\n<p><i>As the deer searches for cool water,<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><br \/>\nOn a day as hot as this<br \/>\nI too seek the cool shade<br \/>\nAnd welcome the one who brings me water.<br \/>\nThe doe and I continue our searching:<br \/>\nAlthough the path is poorly marked<br \/>\nI find the right direction.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/DSC_5739.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/DSC_5739.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-198 alignnone size-full\" width=\"3920\" height=\"2204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/DSC_5739.jpg 3920w, https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/DSC_5739-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/DSC_5739-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/DSC_5739-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/DSC_5739-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a>The car park at the end of Kings Cliff Wood was a welcome haven when it came. Emerging from this quiet green corridor onto the road near North Petherton and then to the M5 to get to our accommodation was like entering a different world. There&#8217;s a promise of cooler weather in the next few days. Four hot days often uphill were hard work. I have now passed 200 miles and have only 99 walking days left.<br \/>\nJAL 22.04.2019<br \/>\nDay 21 of the End to End,  Bishops Lydeard to Kings Cliff Wood car park<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Benedictine spirituality is very Psalm orientated. In the Rule of St Benedict the order of the Psalms to be used for different offices on specific days is given. As I walk along I make up songs and sometimes using imagery from my remembered bible, I make up Psalm Snippets. Here are some for today. 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