Carey reveals inspiration behind controversial theological novels
Added Wednesday 22nd February 2012
Left: The Golders Hill Girl by Patricia Finch. Photograph: Margaret Carey (with permission of City of London Corporation).
Read the interview with Kevin Carey here.
Kevin Carey has given an interview to his publisher, Sacristy Press, revealing the inspiration behind his controversial series of novels, Third Testament for the Third Millennium. The first two books in the series, Perpetua and Spirit, are available to buy now both as paperback and e-book, and the final book, Unity, is available to pre-order.
Palm, Ash and Oil
Added Tuesday 21st February 2012
- The ash upon my brow
Has made its heavy way
From those who shouted "King"
To those who would not say:
A warning of the slope
Which leads us to betray;
No need to do the deed,
Stay quiet, walk away. - The palm Cross by my bed
Rustles a jarring note
Of people steering clear
Of things they should promote,
Promiscuously bland
In promising their vote,
No gap between the hat
And the collar of the coat. - The oil that welds the ash
Reminds me of a king
Who, tortured and betrayed,
Accepted suffering,
Whose silence was as sharp
As crystal shattering
But whose word is always true
As an infant's lettering. - The Cross upon my brow
Says that I must not wait
To turn against my ease,
Confronting what I hate;
It says my sins, though small,
Add up to something great,
That I so often fall
Because I hesitate.
Green
Added Monday 6th February 2012
O lord, may we be fortified by the beauty of Your creation, the glory of Your Son's Resurrection and the Comfort of the Holy Spirit to grow in love and in the wisdom of Your Word as we enter the season of Green.
May we be stewards of Your Word in the time of green vestments and stewards of your earth in the time of growth and harvest.
Opening prayer from Green Compline.