Today, in continuing the struggle to stay in His present presence and to abide in Him—trusting Him with all things—I’m practicing gratitude. Today, in this moment, there is so much uncertainty. The future of so many of the things I care about is unknown. I want to reach out and try to control … [Read more...]
There is a light that shines in this darkness. It doesn't matter how dark it gets, this light overwhelms it. The darkness can't put it out. If you open up a box of shadows in a room, the shadows are obliterated by light. If you light a candle in a dark room . . . one single candle . . . it's glow … [Read more...]
It was the middle of the day and Grace was in bed. She lay with her comforter wrapped snugly around her aching body and pulled up close to her face. She rolled onto her side and the fat tears that had been pooling in her eyes fell languidly, soaking her pillow. She hugged her arms close to her heart … [Read more...]
Years ago, there was a phrase that caught my attention in the Old Testament book of Jeremiah. God is speaking to His people and He says, "I have loved you with an everlasting love." I felt compelled to learn what this word, "everlasting" really meant. I studied it and cross-referenced it and didn't … [Read more...]
Come down here and look me in the eye Tell me to my face that you did this So I can shove you in the chest So I can glare at you with longing So I can give this black, inexplicable pain a silent voice So you can grasp the back of my head with your nail-scarred hand And burn a cross into my … [Read more...]
I have borne scars by the will of God, And I have borne scars by the will of man. By His grace and the everlasting power that works within me, I have borne them and held fast to Love. There is a story written on my heart of a people scattered to the corners of the world Driven away by fear, … [Read more...]
