Bodmin Hermit
@bodminhermit.bsky.social
Franciscan Hermit. Retired Hospice Chaplain. C of E, but multifaith contemplative stance. Silence, Poems, Prayers and Promises.
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FATHER THUNDER:
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December 6, 2025 at 9:50 AM
FATHER THUNDER:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nyo...
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QUESTION:
What is God? He is the breath inside the breath.
What is God? He is the breath inside the breath.
December 6, 2025 at 9:42 AM
QUESTION:
What is God? He is the breath inside the breath.
What is God? He is the breath inside the breath.
DYING & LIVING:
Many have died; you also will die. The drum of death is being beaten. The world has fallen in love with a dream. Only sayings of the wise will remain.
Many have died; you also will die. The drum of death is being beaten. The world has fallen in love with a dream. Only sayings of the wise will remain.
December 6, 2025 at 9:37 AM
DYING & LIVING:
Many have died; you also will die. The drum of death is being beaten. The world has fallen in love with a dream. Only sayings of the wise will remain.
Many have died; you also will die. The drum of death is being beaten. The world has fallen in love with a dream. Only sayings of the wise will remain.
BE STILL
Be quiet in your mind, quiet in your senses, and also quiet in your body. Then, when all these are quiet, don't do anything. In that state truth will reveal itself to you.
Kabir
Be quiet in your mind, quiet in your senses, and also quiet in your body. Then, when all these are quiet, don't do anything. In that state truth will reveal itself to you.
Kabir
December 6, 2025 at 9:33 AM
BE STILL
Be quiet in your mind, quiet in your senses, and also quiet in your body. Then, when all these are quiet, don't do anything. In that state truth will reveal itself to you.
Kabir
Be quiet in your mind, quiet in your senses, and also quiet in your body. Then, when all these are quiet, don't do anything. In that state truth will reveal itself to you.
Kabir
PONDER:
The soul always knows what to do to heal itself.
The challenge is to silence the mind!
The soul always knows what to do to heal itself.
The challenge is to silence the mind!
December 6, 2025 at 9:27 AM
PONDER:
The soul always knows what to do to heal itself.
The challenge is to silence the mind!
The soul always knows what to do to heal itself.
The challenge is to silence the mind!
HERMIT RULE 6:
Be quiet in body, mind and spirit. Don't hurry either in speaking or responding and be distrustful of your own urgency.
Be quiet in body, mind and spirit. Don't hurry either in speaking or responding and be distrustful of your own urgency.
December 6, 2025 at 9:19 AM
HERMIT RULE 6:
Be quiet in body, mind and spirit. Don't hurry either in speaking or responding and be distrustful of your own urgency.
Be quiet in body, mind and spirit. Don't hurry either in speaking or responding and be distrustful of your own urgency.
DEEP SILENCE:
Listen in deep silence
Be very still and open your mind.
Sink into the peace
that awaits for you beyond the frantic,
riotous thoughts and sights
and sounds of this insane world.
(From a course in miracles)
Listen in deep silence
Be very still and open your mind.
Sink into the peace
that awaits for you beyond the frantic,
riotous thoughts and sights
and sounds of this insane world.
(From a course in miracles)
December 5, 2025 at 10:06 PM
DEEP SILENCE:
Listen in deep silence
Be very still and open your mind.
Sink into the peace
that awaits for you beyond the frantic,
riotous thoughts and sights
and sounds of this insane world.
(From a course in miracles)
Listen in deep silence
Be very still and open your mind.
Sink into the peace
that awaits for you beyond the frantic,
riotous thoughts and sights
and sounds of this insane world.
(From a course in miracles)
Lord, may your gentle whisper be the word we follow,
your hand the hand we hold,
and your footsteps be the marks in which we place our feet.
As we seek you tonight,
In the silence of the stars.
In the calming of our minds,
In the stillness of this place.
Speak to us Lord. Amen.
your hand the hand we hold,
and your footsteps be the marks in which we place our feet.
As we seek you tonight,
In the silence of the stars.
In the calming of our minds,
In the stillness of this place.
Speak to us Lord. Amen.
December 5, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Lord, may your gentle whisper be the word we follow,
your hand the hand we hold,
and your footsteps be the marks in which we place our feet.
As we seek you tonight,
In the silence of the stars.
In the calming of our minds,
In the stillness of this place.
Speak to us Lord. Amen.
your hand the hand we hold,
and your footsteps be the marks in which we place our feet.
As we seek you tonight,
In the silence of the stars.
In the calming of our minds,
In the stillness of this place.
Speak to us Lord. Amen.
GENTLE BUT STRONG:
In this world there is nothing softer or thinner than water
but to compel the hard and yielding it has no equal.
That the weak overcomes the strong
that the hard gives way to the gentle,
this everyone knows, yet no one acts accordingly.
(Lao-Tzu 6th C - BC)
In this world there is nothing softer or thinner than water
but to compel the hard and yielding it has no equal.
That the weak overcomes the strong
that the hard gives way to the gentle,
this everyone knows, yet no one acts accordingly.
(Lao-Tzu 6th C - BC)
December 5, 2025 at 9:41 PM
GENTLE BUT STRONG:
In this world there is nothing softer or thinner than water
but to compel the hard and yielding it has no equal.
That the weak overcomes the strong
that the hard gives way to the gentle,
this everyone knows, yet no one acts accordingly.
(Lao-Tzu 6th C - BC)
In this world there is nothing softer or thinner than water
but to compel the hard and yielding it has no equal.
That the weak overcomes the strong
that the hard gives way to the gentle,
this everyone knows, yet no one acts accordingly.
(Lao-Tzu 6th C - BC)
HERMIT RULE 5:
Don't rush about. Stop and be still. Open and close doors carefully when passing through them. Step by step you will discover silence.
Seek silence and God will meet with you...
Don't rush about. Stop and be still. Open and close doors carefully when passing through them. Step by step you will discover silence.
Seek silence and God will meet with you...
December 5, 2025 at 9:29 PM
HERMIT RULE 5:
Don't rush about. Stop and be still. Open and close doors carefully when passing through them. Step by step you will discover silence.
Seek silence and God will meet with you...
Don't rush about. Stop and be still. Open and close doors carefully when passing through them. Step by step you will discover silence.
Seek silence and God will meet with you...
THE VALUE OF SILENCE:
The quiet mind is richer than a crown...
Such sweet content, such minds, such bliss
Beggars enjoy when princes oft do miss.
(Robert Greene)
The quiet mind is richer than a crown...
Such sweet content, such minds, such bliss
Beggars enjoy when princes oft do miss.
(Robert Greene)
December 4, 2025 at 2:25 PM
THE VALUE OF SILENCE:
The quiet mind is richer than a crown...
Such sweet content, such minds, such bliss
Beggars enjoy when princes oft do miss.
(Robert Greene)
The quiet mind is richer than a crown...
Such sweet content, such minds, such bliss
Beggars enjoy when princes oft do miss.
(Robert Greene)
PONDERING MERTON: 1915-1968
There is in all things an inexhaustible sweetness and purity, a silence that is a fountain of action and joy.
It rises up in wordless gentleness and flows out of me from unseen roots of all created being.
There is in all things an inexhaustible sweetness and purity, a silence that is a fountain of action and joy.
It rises up in wordless gentleness and flows out of me from unseen roots of all created being.
December 4, 2025 at 2:10 PM
PONDERING MERTON: 1915-1968
There is in all things an inexhaustible sweetness and purity, a silence that is a fountain of action and joy.
It rises up in wordless gentleness and flows out of me from unseen roots of all created being.
There is in all things an inexhaustible sweetness and purity, a silence that is a fountain of action and joy.
It rises up in wordless gentleness and flows out of me from unseen roots of all created being.
HERMIT RULE 4:
Do not let the world’s discord affect you, nor be afraid. Be mindful in all that you do. Keep your lives simple and with the help of God you will overcome any obstacle.
St. Francis of Assisi is known for his deep love of creation and radical simplicity.
Do not let the world’s discord affect you, nor be afraid. Be mindful in all that you do. Keep your lives simple and with the help of God you will overcome any obstacle.
St. Francis of Assisi is known for his deep love of creation and radical simplicity.
December 4, 2025 at 1:52 PM
HERMIT RULE 4:
Do not let the world’s discord affect you, nor be afraid. Be mindful in all that you do. Keep your lives simple and with the help of God you will overcome any obstacle.
St. Francis of Assisi is known for his deep love of creation and radical simplicity.
Do not let the world’s discord affect you, nor be afraid. Be mindful in all that you do. Keep your lives simple and with the help of God you will overcome any obstacle.
St. Francis of Assisi is known for his deep love of creation and radical simplicity.
FROM THE PLACE WHERE WE ARE RIGHT
Flowers will never grow
In the spring.
The place where we are right
Is hard and trampled
Like a yard.
But doubts and loves
Dig up the world
Like a mole, a plough.
And a whisper will be heard in the place
Where the ruined
House once stood.
Flowers will never grow
In the spring.
The place where we are right
Is hard and trampled
Like a yard.
But doubts and loves
Dig up the world
Like a mole, a plough.
And a whisper will be heard in the place
Where the ruined
House once stood.
December 3, 2025 at 3:57 PM
FROM THE PLACE WHERE WE ARE RIGHT
Flowers will never grow
In the spring.
The place where we are right
Is hard and trampled
Like a yard.
But doubts and loves
Dig up the world
Like a mole, a plough.
And a whisper will be heard in the place
Where the ruined
House once stood.
Flowers will never grow
In the spring.
The place where we are right
Is hard and trampled
Like a yard.
But doubts and loves
Dig up the world
Like a mole, a plough.
And a whisper will be heard in the place
Where the ruined
House once stood.
CHRISTMAS THOUGHT & BLESSING:
Into our world of rush light,
of smoke and short Winter days
Like Autumn copper through the forests
Like fire across the heather… He came.
The stable burned brightly at his appearing
and the whole world stirred with joy…
Into our world of rush light,
of smoke and short Winter days
Like Autumn copper through the forests
Like fire across the heather… He came.
The stable burned brightly at his appearing
and the whole world stirred with joy…
December 3, 2025 at 10:39 AM
CHRISTMAS THOUGHT & BLESSING:
Into our world of rush light,
of smoke and short Winter days
Like Autumn copper through the forests
Like fire across the heather… He came.
The stable burned brightly at his appearing
and the whole world stirred with joy…
Into our world of rush light,
of smoke and short Winter days
Like Autumn copper through the forests
Like fire across the heather… He came.
The stable burned brightly at his appearing
and the whole world stirred with joy…
MORNING PRAYER:
Lord, like a mountain stream exuberant in its flow
you carry us into the river of your grace
and transport us effortlessly
to the ocean of your love.
Golitha Falls, Cornwall.
Lord, like a mountain stream exuberant in its flow
you carry us into the river of your grace
and transport us effortlessly
to the ocean of your love.
Golitha Falls, Cornwall.
December 3, 2025 at 9:42 AM
MORNING PRAYER:
Lord, like a mountain stream exuberant in its flow
you carry us into the river of your grace
and transport us effortlessly
to the ocean of your love.
Golitha Falls, Cornwall.
Lord, like a mountain stream exuberant in its flow
you carry us into the river of your grace
and transport us effortlessly
to the ocean of your love.
Golitha Falls, Cornwall.
Photo of Sophiehound for all who remember her, my fav photo of my two best girls. Wishing you all a blessed Christmas... Pax et Bonum Bod.
December 3, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Photo of Sophiehound for all who remember her, my fav photo of my two best girls. Wishing you all a blessed Christmas... Pax et Bonum Bod.
MORNING PRAYER:
Living God, through your continuous presence in us you draw us out of ourselves and come to give us new life. You have confided to us, as God’s poor, a mystery of hope and inner light. In you, we find a peace of heart that touches the depths of the soul.
Living God, through your continuous presence in us you draw us out of ourselves and come to give us new life. You have confided to us, as God’s poor, a mystery of hope and inner light. In you, we find a peace of heart that touches the depths of the soul.
December 2, 2025 at 8:23 AM
MORNING PRAYER:
Living God, through your continuous presence in us you draw us out of ourselves and come to give us new life. You have confided to us, as God’s poor, a mystery of hope and inner light. In you, we find a peace of heart that touches the depths of the soul.
Living God, through your continuous presence in us you draw us out of ourselves and come to give us new life. You have confided to us, as God’s poor, a mystery of hope and inner light. In you, we find a peace of heart that touches the depths of the soul.
A DIFFERENT KIND OF BLUE SKY THINKING:
Do we need to make a special effort to enjoy the beauty of the blue sky? Do we need to practice to be able to enjoy it? No we just enjoy it! We don't need to go to China to enjoy the blue sky. We can be in touch with these things right now.
Do we need to make a special effort to enjoy the beauty of the blue sky? Do we need to practice to be able to enjoy it? No we just enjoy it! We don't need to go to China to enjoy the blue sky. We can be in touch with these things right now.
December 2, 2025 at 8:14 AM
A DIFFERENT KIND OF BLUE SKY THINKING:
Do we need to make a special effort to enjoy the beauty of the blue sky? Do we need to practice to be able to enjoy it? No we just enjoy it! We don't need to go to China to enjoy the blue sky. We can be in touch with these things right now.
Do we need to make a special effort to enjoy the beauty of the blue sky? Do we need to practice to be able to enjoy it? No we just enjoy it! We don't need to go to China to enjoy the blue sky. We can be in touch with these things right now.
CREATIVE ETERNAL JOY:
Today we enjoy all that God's love has done
and thank him for our world, for our lives
and for his Son, and we sing songs of praise
to express our delight at all God meant to be,
when the time was right...
Today we enjoy all that God's love has done
and thank him for our world, for our lives
and for his Son, and we sing songs of praise
to express our delight at all God meant to be,
when the time was right...
December 2, 2025 at 7:15 AM
CREATIVE ETERNAL JOY:
Today we enjoy all that God's love has done
and thank him for our world, for our lives
and for his Son, and we sing songs of praise
to express our delight at all God meant to be,
when the time was right...
Today we enjoy all that God's love has done
and thank him for our world, for our lives
and for his Son, and we sing songs of praise
to express our delight at all God meant to be,
when the time was right...
HERMIT RULE - General Intro 2
Perhaps you were thinking that you could achieve a better life by moving about or escaping time. None of that. Here you will find a little path that will take you through both time and space… Then further...
Perhaps you were thinking that you could achieve a better life by moving about or escaping time. None of that. Here you will find a little path that will take you through both time and space… Then further...
December 2, 2025 at 7:01 AM
HERMIT RULE - General Intro 2
Perhaps you were thinking that you could achieve a better life by moving about or escaping time. None of that. Here you will find a little path that will take you through both time and space… Then further...
Perhaps you were thinking that you could achieve a better life by moving about or escaping time. None of that. Here you will find a little path that will take you through both time and space… Then further...
HERMIT RULE: Introduction: 1st Dec 2025
Para los que vivimos en cualquier parte. En el mundo o fuera de él más allá de todo mundo y en cualquier tiempo
For those of us who live anywhere; In the world or outside it or beyond all the world and in whatever time.
Para los que vivimos en cualquier parte. En el mundo o fuera de él más allá de todo mundo y en cualquier tiempo
For those of us who live anywhere; In the world or outside it or beyond all the world and in whatever time.
December 2, 2025 at 6:53 AM
HERMIT RULE: Introduction: 1st Dec 2025
Para los que vivimos en cualquier parte. En el mundo o fuera de él más allá de todo mundo y en cualquier tiempo
For those of us who live anywhere; In the world or outside it or beyond all the world and in whatever time.
Para los que vivimos en cualquier parte. En el mundo o fuera de él más allá de todo mundo y en cualquier tiempo
For those of us who live anywhere; In the world or outside it or beyond all the world and in whatever time.
St ANDREW'S FEAST DAY:
Saint Andrew's Day, also called Andermas, is the feast day of Andrew the Apostle and is celebrated during Scotland's Winter Festival. St Andrew is the disciple in the New Testament who introduced his brother Peter, to Jesus, the Messiah.
Saint Andrew's Day, also called Andermas, is the feast day of Andrew the Apostle and is celebrated during Scotland's Winter Festival. St Andrew is the disciple in the New Testament who introduced his brother Peter, to Jesus, the Messiah.
November 30, 2025 at 5:03 PM
St ANDREW'S FEAST DAY:
Saint Andrew's Day, also called Andermas, is the feast day of Andrew the Apostle and is celebrated during Scotland's Winter Festival. St Andrew is the disciple in the New Testament who introduced his brother Peter, to Jesus, the Messiah.
Saint Andrew's Day, also called Andermas, is the feast day of Andrew the Apostle and is celebrated during Scotland's Winter Festival. St Andrew is the disciple in the New Testament who introduced his brother Peter, to Jesus, the Messiah.
ADVENTURE IN GOD:
before I was born you prayed for me
when I moved from the womb into the world
your arms cradled me
and made sense of my wordless language
till I slept
till I walked
till I lost my fear
till I was old enough to let your hand go.
before I was born you prayed for me
when I moved from the womb into the world
your arms cradled me
and made sense of my wordless language
till I slept
till I walked
till I lost my fear
till I was old enough to let your hand go.
November 30, 2025 at 12:10 PM
ADVENTURE IN GOD:
before I was born you prayed for me
when I moved from the womb into the world
your arms cradled me
and made sense of my wordless language
till I slept
till I walked
till I lost my fear
till I was old enough to let your hand go.
before I was born you prayed for me
when I moved from the womb into the world
your arms cradled me
and made sense of my wordless language
till I slept
till I walked
till I lost my fear
till I was old enough to let your hand go.
My earliest emotions are bound to the earth
and to the labours of the fields.
I find in the land a profound suggestion of poverty
and I love poverty above all other things (very Franciscan!)
not sordid and famished poverty
but poverty that is blessed - simple,
humble, like brown bread
(FG Lorca)
and to the labours of the fields.
I find in the land a profound suggestion of poverty
and I love poverty above all other things (very Franciscan!)
not sordid and famished poverty
but poverty that is blessed - simple,
humble, like brown bread
(FG Lorca)
November 30, 2025 at 11:53 AM
My earliest emotions are bound to the earth
and to the labours of the fields.
I find in the land a profound suggestion of poverty
and I love poverty above all other things (very Franciscan!)
not sordid and famished poverty
but poverty that is blessed - simple,
humble, like brown bread
(FG Lorca)
and to the labours of the fields.
I find in the land a profound suggestion of poverty
and I love poverty above all other things (very Franciscan!)
not sordid and famished poverty
but poverty that is blessed - simple,
humble, like brown bread
(FG Lorca)