noticing and responding to God in our everyday life
“Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard […]
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“for Christ plays in ten thousand places.” -Gerard Manly Hopkins Oh, the faces that have gathered around this table. From Boston to Minnesota. To Seattle and now in Western PA. The stories that have been shared in community. Slowly eating and drinking. Offering our brokeness and our gifts. Gathered together. Sometimes with not much in […]
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“He will make your innocence radiate like the dawn, and the justice of your cause will shine like the noonday sun.” Psalm 37:6 There will be a day when evil is destroyed. Completley. The justice of our cause will shine brightly. Knocking out darkness. Until then, may we be part of the dawn seeping into […]
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We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. Hebrews 6:19 Hope. It is one of my words. One I have clung to. One that has been a small ray of light when all that surrounds me is darkness. And that small ray is more than enough to conquer the dark. […]
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She would have been 98 this month. One of my most vivid memories of her is sitting in her recliner, magnifying glass in hand, reading her bible. This bible. Having my grandmother’s bible is a treasure. I hold it in my hands and I wonder how many prayers have been said holding it. How many […]
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Bless the Lord, O my soul O my soul Worship His holy name Sing like never before O my soul I’ll worship Your holy name 10,000 Reasons by Matt Redmond
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He will play and play. And play. In the snow. Pure delight. Enjoyment. In his own world, talking and acting out scenarios that are his secrets. The evergreen trees hide him from enemies I never see. He doesn’t get cold. Or rather the cold doesn’t bother him. The delight in what he is doing outweighs […]
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“A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit. The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him— the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of might, the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the Lord— and he will delight […]
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Every morning he carefully places Georgie on the staircase. “Don’t let anyone touch him.” he calls as he heads out the door for the bus. He’s on the cusp, this almost seven year old. He still loves his favorite stuffed animal, but no longer ‘needs’ to carry him everywhere he goes. I look at George […]
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I squinted my eyes to look at my bedside clock. 5:20am. Not my usual wake up time. I lay there for a while this morning. Not quite ready to get up. Not able to fall back asleep. I remember the Advent word of the day: Awake. My mind begins to think of Mary. I wonder […]
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The journals flood my shelves. The words flood my memory. Marking this life we have journeyed. Wrestling. Confession. Celebration. Questions. All recorded on these pages. My treasure of words. Our words back and forth. Speaking and listening. The wisdom and comfort gleaned flood over my soul. They nourish and convict. They elicit laughter and a […]
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My planner. It’s where we keep our family schedule. It’s where I keep track of our time. A diary of sort. An inventory I don’t always want to uncover. Has it been used wisely? Has it focused on the important, not just the urgent? Are relationships at the heart of my blocks of time? Time. […]
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And this button if you would like to read last years:
