Dead weight suffering drops its heaviness on me, leaving a depression— thumbprint of loneliness, harm-pit threatening oppression. I suffer the moment, weighed down (way down to the depths) knowing the promise: the seesaw balance works best when re-balanced. See—my share in pain is for your gain! My end down, I gather comfort greedily from richContinue reading “The Seesaw of Suffering”
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Prayer When Wiped Out
I admit it: I’m wiped out. Not enough sleep? Too much stress? Constant distractions? Deadlines? Whatever it is, you remind me: you restore my soul, my life, my being: me, who I am. Your Spirit breathes calm words into my consciousness, pumps gracious serum of truth into my arteries. I breathe. And you fill myContinue reading “Prayer When Wiped Out”
Never Alone
I thought I was alone, figuring out how to navigate this world. Sometimes I walked in burning sun, seeking shade or longing for sunset. Or blasting winds would throw debris over the path, hiding the way forward. Forks in the road scared me. Right? Left? But then I sensed eyes on me, a presence byContinue reading “Never Alone”
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