We enter our friends 5200 square foot house. Take off our shoes. And spy him on a stool. Unassuming. Not standing front and center. Or loudly declaring his convictions. Just silent. On a stool. Yet, instantly, he stands out. Dark skin. Nose bent. This ex-Muslim, in our midst. And, we all stand back. Waiting for words […]
I feel it rise…like a tide overwhelming. Words said, by others. Contradictions. False pretenses. Untruth. Deception. Offense within. Rising like a wave to crush. Down deep. Stirring. Gripping. Shaking. Pain. Anger. Everything prior settled. Still. Peaceful. Yet, pride ever seeking to bubble out….from past hurts. Broken People. Digging up this graveyard long burried. Tempting us….to grab […]
I have heard it said, “What you read, where you go, and who your friends are will determine who you become.” And I am not too sure. But, I know. I have learned to pick my literary choices and my friends very carefully. Because I thought, education was my redemption. And from a girl who struggled […]
This last week has changed my life. The house of sticks that has been built over time….has been crumbling down. And this heart once lost in innocence and trust and faith keeps battling against getting hard. And it is as if……..a Picasso piece that once was created. Slowly. Carefully. Painted by the hand of God…. Now […]
“Surrender” and “Faith”. Two powerful words. Words inseparable. Words definable by the Christian walk. And I have seen and been either one or the other. Surrendered One.…….Fasting. Praying. Pleading. Aching for more of Him. Or…. Faithful one.….Fully comprehending…..He is enough. Yet, hesitant to move forward and do really much. One, incomplete without the other. Surrender […]
The box. It calls. Beckons…”Come rest in me. My straight walls. Sharp edges.” It hides… A people. Asking them to leave…. The freedom bought in Christ. To hide inside…it’s small, dark corners. Confined. While open skies beckon higher. Calling deeper…drawing closer to The Source. Fear resists the open. Like an infant….feeling…. Safer. With small. Shallow. Confining […]