Prayer and the Art of Running Downhill
There are mornings here at Rydal when the mist hangs low over Nab Scar, and the air carries that quiet expectancy before the sun has quite found its courage. I lace my shoes and set out toward the fells — not to conquer them, but to be with them. To move among them as one might move through a psalm: with reverence, with listening, with breath.
Remembering: The Soil of Grace
To remember is to return — to walk again over ground already trodden, but this time with eyes open. Wendell Berry reminds us that “the past is our definition,” not to trap us, but to root us. In remembering, we find ourselves not as scattered moments but as part of a living landscape — one shaped by love, labour, and grace.
Rydal Hall Welcomes First Intern as Part of New Christian Leadership Programme
Rydal Hall, the retreat and conference centre for the Diocese of Carlisle, has launched a new internship programme designed to nurture future Christian leaders.
