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HOW IS GOD LOVING ME – AND WHERE IS GOD LEADING ME?
Where can I go from your spirit? Or where can I flee from your presence?Psalm 139:7 Though I may feel lostyou have me pinpointed at the precise location of your infinite timeand spaceand visionand presence. Though I may feel insignificantyou know the exact measure ofthe… Continue Reading “PRECISELY PINPOINTED”
I bemoaned the rusty, broken pipe discarded on the ground,but circling to the other sidesurprising joy was found. For flowers are so beautifulwhen held in lovely vases,but they bring great delight when foundin unexpected places. The splendor of a garden growsas it is tended,… Continue Reading “A PICTURE AND A POEM: UNEXPECTED”
AN EVENING PRAYER Thank you, God, for this day;for all it held for me,the places and the people,the gifts that came my way. The sky begins to dim the light.As I prepare to rest,I now return my day to you.Please hold it for the… Continue Reading “A PICTURE AND A POEM: HOLD THIS FOR THE NIGHT”
When the argument gets heated,or my debate could be defeatedbut I know the words to win it,prompt me, please, to wait a minute.Then put your peace into my headand give me gracious words instead. Help me refrain from words that rushto find the holy… Continue Reading “A PICTURE AND A POEM: THE PRESENCE IN THE PAUSE”
I stand beneath the cooling shade of a verdant canopy;I look up to the heavens and feel you here with me. Sunlight shining through the leaves creates a grand cathedral.No temple made by human hands could ever be your equal. May I absorb your… Continue Reading “A PICTURE AND A POEM: LEAVES”
There is a precious synergybetween my awareness of passing yearsand my deepening gratitude for life. There is a tender vulnerabilitythat leads to a wider spectrumof compassionate tears and blissful joy. There is a gracious enigmain that my body often feels weary and wornwhile my… Continue Reading “A PICTURE AND A POEM: UPON TURNING 67”
You fill this world with beauty,your creation brings delight,and all around me I can seeyour power and your mightin the grandeur of the ocean,the sky’s enormity,the majesty of mountaintops,the strength in every tree. Yet I can often overlook(in my ordinary days)how your greatness still… Continue Reading “A PICTURE AND A POEM: A CLOSER LOOK”
As I travel on life’s journey(maps and schedules in my hand),most days go as expected,well-organized and planned. But when I encounter detours,or life becomes a mess,or the road just stops before me,I feel the wilderness. I think of you, then, Jesus,for you entered and… Continue Reading “A PICTURE AND A POEM: WILDERNESS”
I AM A BRIDGE… Before the green tangleof the vines and the brush,there was a timewhen students would rushover the creek to their school each day. And I was their bridgebuilt sturdy and strong;the passage to followas they walked along,laughing and talking while going… Continue Reading “A PICTURE AND A POEM: BRIDGE”
Now the day gently risesupon early dawnand the choir of creationsoon bursts into song. May I join with the praiseof each songbird chorusand in giddy delightapplaud with the forest. May I glean inspirationthrough nature, your teacherproclaiming your presenceand kinship with creature. May I speak… Continue Reading “A PICTURE AND A POEM: THE SACRAMENT OF THE DAY”
Simply Soul Searching 