I will sing about you and to you, Yahweh, worshiping you in good times and hard times.When I tell others how you have acted on my behalf,may those with little hope be encouraged to trust you.May their faces light up with hope and joy!So come, friends! Let’s lift him up in praise, let’s sing!He hasContinue reading “My Psalm of Praise”
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Magnify!
“Magnify the LORD!” they said, “Exalt his name together!” “Which name?” I asked, to understand this better. ‘He has a great collectionall explaining his perfection!”And “magnify?” Can I make lettersbigger, clearer, bright and legible?I stretch out the arms of my soulholding a magnifying glass,straining to understandthe many pieces of the whole:the essence of the Trinity,graciousContinue reading “Magnify!”
Morning Praise
As I wake up to morning— to the last bat ping, first bird song, paling of the sky— let my heart wake up to you, open wide to take in light, listening for the welcome in your voice and then breaking into praise! Is praise the first impulse that sunrise and a new morning bringsContinue reading “Morning Praise”
Unnamed but Chosen
She lived in a land of darkness oppressed by cruel foreigners. She carried deep personal shame: “barren” was her common name. No hope for a descendant! No sign she could conceive! Her husband had not spurned her,his name must have consoled her:“place of rest: Manoah.” So she was quick to tell himthat a God-sent messengerhadContinue reading “Unnamed but Chosen”
Love Letter in Response to Deuteronomy 33:12
The one Yahweh loves rests between his shoulders! Here I am, God, loved by you! I too often forget that you came to us as Jesus—you two are one!—who died on the cross, for everyone—yes, for the whole worldbut for me too! Insignificant me!You love me! It sinks in, softly.I rest on your chest, quiet,Continue reading “Love Letter in Response to Deuteronomy 33:12”
My Tent of Meeting
This is my “tent of meeting” where you meet with me. No pillar of cloud necessary because you live in me. This tent is a protected space where I pour out my heart and listen as you respond. Moses needed time with you,then left to do your work.Joshua was being prepared;he stayed there, meditatingand listeningContinue reading “My Tent of Meeting”
Punctuating the Separations
I greet distance once again, geographic separation that clips my best strong heart connections, separates close friends, my loved ones. The threads of tendernesstrail tears over continentsand disappear intothe salt of seas.“Goodbye!” is the wordthat stabs me, punctuation tothe phrases of my lifeeven while it sends my love after a heart.Delight moves throughshared sequences(some catapultedContinue reading “Punctuating the Separations”
He is at Work
God stretches out his arm, his right hand goes to work, and what was meant for tragedy is tweaked and tuned to good. We cannot see ahead, we don’t know when or how a dangerous trap’s been set in place to frustrate, crush or kill, But since he holds the worldsecurely in his palms,he knows!Continue reading “He is at Work”
The Red of Love
Love—deep red love— came struggling through the pressure of the birth canal and landed safe in loving handsthat washed away the bloodand held him close.They did not know, not yet,that Love’s own bloodwould someday spurtfrom lashes to his back,from nails plunged straightthrough his own hands,and through his feet—blood of Life and supreme Lovethat would bringContinue reading “The Red of Love”
Our One Hope
This is not what I thought it would be, a quiet safe place with time to rest and peace my constant cup of tea. Instead I toss and turn, my heart churning with yearning for that final resolution of these conflicts,a revolution that turns the worldupside-down, filtering out the eviland cleansing the cup so itContinue reading “Our One Hope”
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