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HOW IS GOD LOVING ME – AND WHERE IS GOD LEADING ME?
(Recently I noticed that the feelings I have during these difficult days are much like the ones I felt during my time with cancer. I began remembering the practices and people who helped me through that time, and these have inspired today’s post.) A… Continue Reading “(WHEN) THE JOURNEY IS LONG”
Wisdom is a journey,a passage through the years,with lessons learnedand insights gainedthrough trials and toils and tears. Wisdom is a posture,an eagerness to seewith open mindand open hearteach possibility. Wisdom is a detour,a new way we are led,through change of heart,a different choice,a turning… Continue Reading “WISDOM IS A JOURNEY”
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”
Simply Soul Searching 