Where do I Fit in the Body of Believers?
If the church is the body of Christ, what part would you be? All the good parts are spoken for, right? You’re late to the game so you get to choose from the left overs. Head – gone. Heart – gone. Right hand, left hand – they’re taken. Even the smelly feet got scooped up. […]
The Testimony of Our Senses
You created and it was good. Very good. You said so yourself. So how come right now it can feel bad? Very bad. You didn’t warn us about this. Have you changed your mind? Are you going back on your word? Were you just kidding? I look of the hint of the sunrise, the glow of […]
Women Do Success Differently
The celebration of International Women’s Day has gotten our attention. Here in the States, “A Day without a Woman” has resulted in some school districts closing for the day because so many teachers have requested leave. This has left thousands of children without instruction and perhaps without lunch, or mentoring or supervision or care. I know this […]
Along the way
I’m walking to yoga class. It’s not far, maybe half a mile. I’ve left enough time. No rush. Coming ’round the bend, a car slows and the driver peers out the window. I know her from yoga class. She’s offering me a ride, which I decline. She continues along her way and I along mine. […]
Holy Eavesdropping
Listen to me. (Silence. Searching. Where? Where are you? I can’t see you? I knock, but you don’t answer. I plead, but you don’t respond. I pray, but you don’t change my circumstance. Here I am. Where are you? Listen to me. (Silence. Searching. There are so many. There is so much. My ears are […]
What did God mean when He spoke me?
What right have I to be here on this earth? Here, taking up space, demanding time, using resources. What right have I to demand that things be done my way? according to my plan, within my specifications, according to my schedule. I have no right to these. Not any claim on these. Any more than […]
More than alive
I need to see some evidence of life before I can declare it alive. The textbook says that a thing must move, grow, reproduce, metabolize, and respond to stimuli to qualify as alive. I need to … move through difficulty and ease grow in spirit and in strength reproduce and mentor to replace partake only my portion […]
Breath of Creation
A million lights twinkle above me in constellations I once knew. Bright lights from bodies trillions of miles away scatter the early morning darkness. I whirl in wonder at their glorious display. How, O Lord, can I fail to believe you are here? My feet, rooted in dust and dirt, are heavy in the sand […]
Flailing in the Shallows
Oh, there’s something between us, Mommy, I can’t get to you! her eyes tell me. I try, but the waves keep coming to get me, and the sand grabs at my feet. But I love you too much not to be with you, so here I come! Stepping, then jumping then paddling then splashing the water […]
Love begets love
I know love when I am in its presence. It smiles at me, holds me in its embrace, takes my hand and wants to show me. It asks me why, tells me when, wonders how. It thanks me and nods its approval. Love leaves me smiling. Love begets love. Ah, but I know its enemy, too. […]