http://www.rebeccaryan.com We were so young.We acted young.We thought young thoughts.We had young feelings.We had very young hopes and dreams.We did and said the things that the young do and say.We imprinted the memories of our youth upon faces we memorized.Those… Continue reading

Let us bathe in the beauty of that which we cannot fully know until we know as we are known. Continue reading

The most uplifting, worshipful, and heart stirring choral piece I believe I have ever heard or sung, has only one word. ne of the most devastatingly beautiful symphony pieces ever composed. Dvorak was a deeply spiritual "gatherer" and interpreter of… Continue reading

Nothing is absolutely new in this world. It is recycled, reconstituted, repackaged, or rediscovered, but it is not entirely new … Except today. Today is entirely new and we are new in it. Every thought, idea, experience, dream, and individual… Continue reading

"Enjoy your life without comparing it with that of another." – Condorset "…godliness with contentment is great gain." – I Timothy 6:6 "The fear of the Lord leads to life. Then one rests content, untouched by trouble." – Proverbs 19:23… Continue reading

After the death of Moses the a servant of the LORD, the LORD said to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' assistant, 2 “Moses my servant is dead. Now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, you and all this people,… Continue reading

  Courage. What is it? Do we have it? It is more than not running away. It is moving forward when the outcome is bleak but the call is strong. The Quo Vadis Legend illustrates it. Peter is fleeing from… Continue reading

The reality of faith emerges from the deep wells of abandonment. Continue reading

I have stood under thunder clouds in wonder. I have shuddered at them in the distance. I have also heard the Voice in times of distress. I have been startled and staggered by them And comforted …. comforted … comforted. Continue reading

I found some things I said (and some I did not say) that are speaking back to me. This is why we journal.   Continue reading