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God Spoke  “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God.  All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.” John 1:1-3 God spoke. He has always spoken. There was never…

  One lesson might be to wait on our wine until the "good stuff" comes at the culmination of all things. Another might be that when Jesus shows up, the party begins. Another might just be that he can do this and do it at will. Or, it could be that he saw an opportunity…

  Here is an answer the next time you hear or read, "You can't make these things up." Oh, I think you can make it up. Anything can be made up. Some people are really good at making things up or transforming things through literary acumen. The power of human creativity is vast and unfathomable.…

  Brightest Brilliance,Breathtaking Vision,Expanding across a grey skyDispelling darkness in a Festival of spectral colors. Sine unfilteredInto these eyes dimmed andHeart quenched in theCalcifying hardness of myStubborn stillness andPersistent self-interests. Disturb me, God of Light.Trouble my soul from false and Superficial peace andPastel imitations of LightUntil I …DesperatelyEarnestlyEagerlySeek and Find … LIGHTin Thee.     

  Was Blind (John 9:1 )  And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth.  They asked a silly question as they looked down on the blind beggar, “Who sinned?” Was it his parents? Or was it him? They had read parts of the scriptures, but not all. They…

  Time is, in a way, a "limiter,"Or perhaps it is a structure that gives us some sort of definition,Or perhaps it is an open door,A door that closes behind usAs we walk through the new.We only have so much and we never knowHow much.I want time, but I have less than I didIn the…

Have you spent any time under a broom tree lately? It is not a destination. Nor is it the resolution of your journey. You may have a few other thoughts and words of disgust with God and man along the way. You are in process, processing, and being processed. Sorry about that — but you…

I awoke this morning early to meet my Master and, in that meeting, to simply be still.I am not given to stillness.I work at not working.I think hard about not thinking too hard.But I am ready for what is next.I have, quite imperfectly, met the morning and the Lord of all mornings and …I am…

  No need for pretense, preparation,or preservation of anything; just come. No call for resume, references, or resolution to become something in your own feeble strength. Come weak, wounded, weary, and without will power; come! Just as you are — no plea but one great act of mercy outside of yourself. Come because you have…