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Displaced–Curse or Blessing?

Posted on July 24, 2019 by

In Henri Nouwen’s book called Seeds of Hope, he writes that “displacements threaten us and give us feelings of being lost or left alone.” He goes on to say the following: “Displacement is not primarily something to do or to … Continue reading →

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The Silence of Saturday

Posted on April 20, 2019 by

Do you hear the silence in the tomb—hard and lifeless—vacuous hopes of my heart buried in a borrowed grave with one who would save us? Do you hear the silence in the streets where palms, faded and brittle, blow to … Continue reading →

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The Limping Church Triumphant

Posted on March 19, 2019 by

L-ife is to be lived with love as our mandate; but too often, I-maginations are soiled with the cares and constraints of bolstering up this M-ansion here, rather than the one P-prepared for us. Wishing to stay and wishing to … Continue reading →

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Psalm 91:1-2 (Lilly’s Amplified)

Posted on February 14, 2019 by

Those who live in the shelter of the Most High, look to Him as a definitive defense, a protecting shadow, planted, rooted, and intentionally stuck, will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty, find a peaceful sleep, a breathe-easy … Continue reading →

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I Miss My Father

Posted on February 9, 2019 by

I miss my father. Not the last, lingering days when the ravages of Parkinson’s stripped his body of strength and dignity, not the growing quiet and dimming light, the betrayal of senses with the ambush of age and degeneration, not … Continue reading →

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I Miss My Mother

Posted on February 9, 2019 by

I miss my mother. Not the pained days and her lonely, disorienting moments, not the frontal lobe disintegration that turned a stable woman of integrity into a silly, flirting schoolgirl, not the numbness and loss of dexterity that stole the … Continue reading →

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As deep cries out to deep . . .

Posted on December 25, 2018 by

Blessed Christmas– a time to remember how the present God became an intensified presence, donning our flesh to be one of us. The depths of my despair, loss, and dysfunction cry out to the depths of his love, accessibility, and … Continue reading →

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In You, O Lord (Lilly’s Amplified)

Posted on November 3, 2018 by

In You, O Lord, do I take refuge; I run to You when the darkness closes in, when chaos comes, and my own best ideas about shelter fail. let me never be put to shame; let me not be disappointed … Continue reading →

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And this is love . . . (Lilly’s Amplified)

Posted on October 14, 2018 by

My dear brothers and sisters, you, me, everyone, take note of this: Are you listening? Pay close attention! Everyone should be quick to listen, to the reasons, the evidence, and the pain on all sides, slow to speak, not jumping … Continue reading →

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And Yet

Posted on October 13, 2018 by

I am sure, confident in my banked experience, my accurate perception, and in my ability to determine how what I see and hear interconnects with all the memories, retained, recalled, and relied on to make sense of my world. I … Continue reading →

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