He wraps himself in light as with a garment…He walks upon the wings of the wind. (Psalm 104) The day I wake I find you spoken in a thousand gleams of light all the material, all the weight you roll yourself and hide yourself and reveal yourself and the day I wake I pour myself […]
But God
Why should I fear in times of trouble? Truly no man can ransom another, or give to God the price of his life. For the ransom of their life is costly and can never suffice that he should live for the eternity of eternities and never see the grave. BUT GOD. But God will ransom […]
Grace, Grace and Parenting Fails
My crowning parenting moment did not happen when I dropped the futon on all ten of my toes. Sometimes I’m pretty certain they learn all their worst behavior from me. “Oh grace, grace, God’s grace…” I sat there on their beds after the catastrophe of an evening was through, after all the “I’ve had enough” […]
The Days After Christmas
The days after Christmas are the days I love most. All our preparation, all our late nights, early mornings, baking and secret keeping have found their purpose – we feasted, gifted, communed, worshipped, played. Now the hustle and bustle – the silver bells and corner Santa Clauses – tuck away, and the children quiet themselves to work out the projects found under […]
Thanksgiving
A passage from the book of Deuteronomy (see bottom of post) percolates in my mind as I prepare today for our Thanksgiving Feast. Buying the “grain and wine and oil and ‘whatever our appetite craves’” is an audacious gesture of faith for my family; it’s a pledge, a tithe, an indulgent statement of trust saying, “You […]
You Are Not Alone (survivor songs #34 – final post!)
And we’re done. The inadequacy I felt as I faced the task of writing this series has been – well, not replaced exactly, but joined by a sense of tear-springing surprise. “Who am I?” was the question hanging over my heart as I first put my fingers to the keys. What grief have I known that could qualify me […]
Mourn With Those Who Mourn (survivor songs #33)
Mourn With Those Who Mourn by Ramone Romero “Remember those who are imprisoned, as if you are imprisoned with them. Call those to mind who are afflicted, as if you are the people who wear their bodies.“ Hebrews 13:3 Harmony asked me to share five paintings for this series Survivor Songs, the theme of which has […]
Mourning The Missing Pieces – guest post by Heather Way (survivor songs #32)
When kids come to The Children’s Home it is because they were taken out of their own home…for one reason or another. They have loss and deep sadness. And they usually embody fear. These kids have so much to mourn, yet I often see them mourning nothing. They are numbed to the losses in their […]
Becoming Abundant (survivor songs #30)
“Blessed are those who mourn for they shall be comforted.” Matthew 5:4 (shall be comforted – paraklethesontai – God will come right alongside and will be with us.) _______________ _______________ The demands our griefs place on God will be satisfied. This is what strikes me as I consider the audacious phrase shall be comforted and the fullness […]
Tearing Down The Fence: the grief and healing of re-entry – a guest post by Hallie Ziebart (survivor songs #29)
Tearing Down The Fence by Hallie Ziebart __________________ __________________ I mourn. Oh, have I learned how to mourn! My life became not what I expected, or hoped for, or thought I was promised. Life unfolded, joys and sorrows have come and gone. Sometimes I feel bewildered. Sometimes angry. Sometimes thankful. And sometimes I feel nothing […]
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