Day 2 of #RideFestive5 from Cycling UK... a break in the rain sees an opportunity to ride perhaps 5 miles instead of 5km... here we go! Mucky MTB on driveway.
A glimpse of the world famous pair of Darkwoods Coffee Roastery and Zapato Brewery through the leafless trees beside a bend in the river. @zapatobrewing @DarkWoodsCoffee Low roofed factories glimpsed through trees. Bicycle leaning
A model of Marsden in the middle of Marsden, beside the Riverhead Brewpub and River Colne. 4km hilly route to get here... Onwards and upwards! An iron model of the village and hills, bicycle leaning agaiReference to Mick Kirkby-Geddes - sculptor. 2002. Millennium
The rain is coming through in heavy blustery bursts. I can see Standedge tunnel which carries the narrow canal and disused railway line under the moors. Transpennine Express used to pretend to run trains between Manchester and Huddersfield, but there's only ghosts of trains now. Standedge tunnel entrance under the moors
The turning point on my #RideFestive5 and I've seen a ghost! If you squint, and turn your head, you might be able to make out the ghostly shape of a train on the disused Manchester/Huddersfield railway line. Despite the blue sky, this hasn't been photoshopped. Train!
There is a wonderful waterfall along this clough beside the A62, halfway between Marsden and Slaithwaite. I doubt you'd notice it in a car, you can barely see it in this photo. I see it almost everyday and it delights me. One of the many treats of cycling instead of driving. Bicycle leaning against a stone wall, Clough behind and wate
11.8km (7.3 miles) in 44 minutes.
Wind and rain.
Rural and isolated.
Single-track country lanes and main road.
Notable sight: Standedge Tunnel.
546 calories, that I wouldn't have used if it wasn't for Cycling UK's #RideFestive5 that got me out despite the awful weather. Elevation profile: mainly uphill, finishing with a short dow
The perfect post ride shoe. Thank you my son.
#crocs A Christmas present: black crocs, teal band, pink lining.

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Dec 29, 2022
I overheard a question that poked fun at the Christian doctrine of the Holy Trinity, and I thought to myself, 'how would I explain the Holy Trinity?' I wondered if it matters whether I can explain it out not.
A close friend said, 'to me it doesn't matter, it's an academic argument', I think my friend means that it has no practical purpose, and that it is a distraction which spirals in smaller circles of semantics.
I responded that it's okay for an individual to simply say 'I'm a follower of Jesus', but for organised religion there's a desire to have a commonality of belief. I suggested that community is important and that people rightly want to know what communities believe.
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I'm doing the #RideFestive5 challenge...
"while it would be great if everyone had time to take part in the Rapha Festive 500, Cycling UK wants to offer a more manageable challenge that doesn’t mean neglecting friends and family and dedicating all your time to a sporting feat"
I did the #RaphaFestive500 last year, this year I'm trying something warmer and drier: the #RideFestive5 ... 5 minutes of cycling for the next 5 days.
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Morning Prayer. May the communities of Marsden and Slaithwaite shine like stars in the Kingdom of Heaven. May our mortal lives be transformed by the grace of God. May our businesses thrive, our schools be places of flourishing, and those who care for others be strengthened...
May our homes be places of peace and safety. May relationships be loving and those who are vulnerable be cherished. May those who practice deceit and violence turn again and live... May those who harm others turn away from sin... and by their repentance magnify the good news...
May those who travel to and though our villages be blessed by our communities and by the beauty of your good creation God. May the hills and moors speak of your creative and redeeming love. May this valley be washed with rivers of righteousness and may justice appear like dew...
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Nov 5, 2021
As the deer longs for the water brooks,
so longs my soul for you, O God.

My soul is athirst for God, even for the living God;
when shall I come before the presence of God?

My tears have been my bread day and night,
while all day long they say to me, ‘Where is now your God?’ Photograph of page from book, Common Worship, Daily Prayer:
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Why are you so full of heaviness, O my soul,
and why are you so disquieted within me?

O put your trust in God;
for I will yet give him thanks,
who is the help of my countenance, and my God...
Praying for the people of Slaithwaite, Marsden and the surrounding communities - for the liberation that comes from the knowledge and love of God to flow down from the hills like rivers of righteousness.
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Jun 4, 2021
#PrayerInPublicSpaces can feel hard on days like today, surrounded by traffic noise, isolated by tarmac from the earth, observing the bubbles of humanity distracted by the cares of the world. Today is what it feels like to be 'in the world' not 'of the world'
O Lord, open our lips
and our mouth shall proclaim your praise
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Jun 3, 2021
Before the ending of the day,
Creator of the world, we pray
That you, with steadfast love, would keep
Your watch around us while we sleep
I will bless the Lord who has given me counsel,
and in the night watches he instructs my heart
For you will not abandon my soul to Death,
nor suffer your faithful one to see the Pit.
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