Tag Archives: hope

There is a glimpse . . .

Posted on April 16, 2013 by

There is a glimpse I see through the brokenness–a glimpse of what will be. There is a glimmer beyond the black and tears, the groaning when evil prevails–a glimmer of kingdom and restoration. There is a goodness in the chaos, … Continue reading →

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Hope Clings

Posted on December 13, 2012 by

Hope clings in the face of barrenness; hope sings in the face of long, cold days. Love stirs hope’s yearning and hangs on through the night through discouragement to brilliant day.

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November Roses

Posted on November 10, 2012 by

November roses, resisting the calendar, resisting the urge to die and wither and fertilize. New life opens to an uncommon warm and tells me winter is indeed coming; aspects of the cold already shatter my weak heart, but in this … Continue reading →

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Hope is a Prayer . . .

Posted on September 7, 2012 by

Having a clinging, nails dug in kind of plea, a bruised knee kind of prayer, Overwhelming the inner pain with cleansing tears and constant “please Gods,” Pressing in to Someone stronger than my impotence, more capable than my imagination allows, … Continue reading →

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Though blackness comes . . .

Posted on May 27, 2012 by

Though blackness comes, and it will; though vision is seared with haze, and it is– the stock in trade of soul-stealers; there is light beyond the layers of doubt, hope above the clouds. In You , oh, Lord, do I put … Continue reading →

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Worm Soup

Posted on April 21, 2012 by

Glorious, DNA delectable, molecules changing places, neither wanderer nor wonder. In a tepid, liquid dance, remaking my lowly self— creation in destruction. Worm gravy, liquid life recipe in a transformation prison. No going back—aiming higher. Breaking free—the final push, bursting … Continue reading →

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Sunday Offering

Posted on March 25, 2012 by

The world turns, and molten light swallows up the darkness of night. Hope rises as the sun rises.

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One Seed

Posted on March 6, 2012 by

Encased within an earthen grave, life begins to groan. Cramped, smothered, painful stretching strong, resisting death, creeping tendrils persist to find a breath, to find a light, a life beyond the lonely black. To hold the hope, to have the will, one … Continue reading →

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A Voice without a Voice

Posted on January 4, 2012 by

pure-joy Ever wonder if your life matters and if you have a voice to influence?  Read about this inspiring gal.

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Scratch Tracks: Everything Changes in the Light

Posted on December 5, 2011 by

Wanting gets tangled in the waiting; promise gets twisted out of shape. And dreams become our own projections– the bed we make. We need hope, not wishful thinking– the evidence of things unseen. We need a faith-filled dream . . … Continue reading →

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