{"id":929,"date":"2020-04-17T13:28:48","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T13:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/?p=929"},"modified":"2020-04-18T08:52:28","modified_gmt":"2020-04-18T08:52:28","slug":"you-shall-go-out-with-joy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/2020\/04\/17\/you-shall-go-out-with-joy\/","title":{"rendered":"You shall go out with joy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"western\" align=\"left\"><i>You shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace;<\/i><br \/>\n<i>the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into joy,<\/i><br \/>\n<i>and all the trees of the field shall clap their\u00a0hands.<\/i><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">This was the bible text I used at the beginning of day 16 of the End to End in 2019. From Isaiah 55, it was also the text for my talk a week ago, on Good Friday, for the Lay Community of St Benedict. If you would like to see that you can find it here (it&#8217;s about 30 minutes).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HTJ7xUh6aVM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A walk of 117 days was indeed a joyous thing. A short walk any day is now essential for well being in so many ways. Today, as I struggled to get going, I decided to walk to Swallows Wood, one of my favourite small woodlands in Longdendale. I was so glad I did.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-930\" src=\"https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/swallows-wood-2019-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/swallows-wood-2019-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/swallows-wood-2019-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/swallows-wood-2019-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/swallows-wood-2019-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Swallows Wood is the perfect place for Forest Church as it is both forest and church (the above photos is actually from 2019). I love to go there, especially in Spring, when it resounds as a bluebell cathedral. I&#8217;m a bit early this year, desperate too, but they are just coming out. The wood isn&#8217;t yet the deep blue of the full on bluebells but they are beginning to change the whole place. The silver trill of a curlew called across the adjacent moorland. Wrens and Robins hopped about and a whole host of butterflies came and went, but no other people. It was perfect.<\/p>\n<p>I am grateful for the hills and the woodlands on my doorstep. I struggle to imagine how to cope without this generous gift. There are dandelions in the pavement cracks and forget-me-not by the gate: even these are singing. Where ever you are, I pray for peace and joy today.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-148\" src=\"https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dsc_51831721565834-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dsc_51831721565834-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dsc_51831721565834-768x1366.jpg 768w, https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dsc_51831721565834-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/foowr.org.uk\/lejogblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/dsc_51831721565834-1200x2134.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 85vw, 169px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>From the remembered gospel<br \/>\n<em>The women rushed back, excited, joyful, shouting &#8216;We have seen the Lord!&#8217;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Tomb quitter, we are excited and joyful at your Easter liberation!<br \/>\nWe ask you to bless the inside ones with joy:<br \/>\nthose in flats and crowded spaces,<br \/>\nthose who have chosen to stay in and help others,<br \/>\nthose struggling with the daily get up.<br \/>\nMay the clapping and singing trees be heard by everyone,<br \/>\nand may each tiny wildlife oasis,<br \/>\nhowever small, illuminate and motivate,<br \/>\nthat all may be lead forth in peace and joy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>JAL: 17.04.2020 in Swallows Wood, Longdendale.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace; the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into joy, and all the trees of the field shall clap their\u00a0hands. 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