“Hope” is the thing with feathers -That perches in the soul – And sings the tune without the words – And never stops – at all”

—Emily Dickinson

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  • Let Us Give Thanks

    Let us give thanks!Let us give and in giving, let us be thankful.Let us be thankful, and in our thanks, give.May we hold all that we hold with a loos grip andIn and open hand.May we walk through life, light… Continue reading

  • Waves sweeping,Ship sinking,Footholds giving way,Still the music plays.Resistance tempers strings,Prompts the resonating vibrations. Art without pain,Music without suffering,Oxymoronic monotonicSilence.Titanic dangers surround the emerging soundOf sweet assurance …Nearer, my God, to Thee. Continue reading

  • Dreaming and Living

    Death is natural. Some things should die. All things shall die. But that which dreams is still alive. If there is even a flicker of a dream, fan it to a flame. As long as you are dreaming, you are… Continue reading

  • The Unveiled Face of God

    This is called, "A Prayer of one afflicted, when he is faint and pours out his complaint before the LORD." Surely, many here have had days when the cry sounded something like this, first to be heart, and then to… Continue reading

  • We Have Enough Faith — We Need to Use What We Have

      Let me see if I get this flow correctly from Luke 17:1-10, and follow the implications, the conversation might be something like this: 1) First – Jesus says to avoid sin, never be a stumbling block for others, and… Continue reading

  • Day Prayer

    Lord of this morning,Light of this day,Master of the darkness that daily dies,God of night and light and all that is,I come …Empty handed, I come.I bring to the morning and the day, nothing,Nothing,Nothing, but me …myself …. my self,Undone,… Continue reading

  • Serving with Gladness

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  • Steps to Stepping Out

      Getting ready to be ready is as important as getting ready Sometimes it is the best you can do. There are 197 instances of the words, "prepare" and "preparation" in the NIV Bible including this reference to Yahweh's preparation:… Continue reading

  • God Is Watching – GOOD!

      People say "God is watching" as if it were a reality from which to recoil in utter dread, as if it were a threat. I do not recoil. I take it as a promise. I am ever aware that… Continue reading

  • No One Knows.

    When no one knows; when no one suspects; when there is nothing on your face and your eyes divert the gazes, then, the song arises, a medley of blended songs of sadness and joy, of despair and hope. No one… Continue reading

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