Don’t let me interrupt
Don’t let me interrupt. I’ll wait. When there’s a lull in the conversation, I’ll speak up. How often I patch the hole in my day, the opening in my calendar, even the moment between my bites with something to do. Something to keep my mind occupied. Something to entertain me. Or with just plain filler. […]
Lead ME not into temptation
The Lord taught us to pray, “Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.” ~ Matthew 6:13. It’s the oddest of requests really. Why in the world would God ever lead us INTO temptation? Do we really need to request that God not? Yet, I have been feeling a bit tempted lately. For me this […]
Spirit of Christ, Lead Me
Let the Spirit of Christ lead me. Not, my spirit, Not, the spiritual forces, But God, Himself in human flesh. This is my role model, my driving force. My focus. Let me not be deceived by things that would distract me, tantalizing though they might be. They are empty, hollow vessels meant for other gods. […]
Can we live together, the Earth and I?
From the vantage point of our Silver Line metro rail car, we traverse Tyson’s Corner, and survey the expanse. Towering glass buildings and tangled roadways, elbowing out the newly-leafed trees and occasional grass who are gamely attempting to stand their ground. “How can people not see that we are the bacteria which has infected the land?” my […]
Lord, I believe but…
Lord, I believe. Help my unbelief! Perhaps the most honest words ever uttered. I want to believe completely. I want to be certain. But certain would mean that I have absolutely no doubt. None at all. Nada. But the truth is, I do have doubt — at least a little doubt — daily. I mean, what can […]
Who is your brave-booster?
She was never quite ready. But she was brave and the universe listens to brave. ~ Rebecca Ray The universe may listen to brave, but mostly, it turns a deaf ear, laughs in your face and sends you packing. the world doesn’t reward brave, doesn’t reimburse you for your troubles, doesn’t acknowledge the courage it […]
What if our lives came with an owner’s manual?
If automobiles come with an owner’s manual, surely there must be one for me. No responsible manufacturer would slap a human together without an owner’s manual. Let’s see. Here’s what’s listed in the Quick Reference for my Ford Escape. Instrument panel/vehicle display … For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then we will see face to face. […]
Punch holes in your fears
Fear hovers like fog.It gathers, hesitates, stays.We read what confirms.See, I am right to be afraid;I have reason to fear. Light dimsPulling up our covers, toour hideout, our cocoon, our tent.Safety suffocates…if not self imposed,then self-perpetuated. Punch holes in what frightens you.Not with fists,but with learning,with truth,with prayer,by conversation with a trusted confidante. Pepper your […]
Competitive Nearsightedness: it’s Treatable
Both teams were there. Both coaches. Lots and lots of parents. The only thing missing was the referee. No one wanted to reschedule this last game of the season, which didn’t determine anything in the standings. We just needed to get it played. As it happened, there was a parent on each team who was […]
Still, not stationary
Still. Is it even possible to be still, in the presence of one who is never still? Mirror neurons, they are a-buzzin’ How is it that God, who is stillness, is strength and power, endurance and accomplishment, rest and calm, undiminished all? While I, overtaken by sorrow at the weeping, muffled by the world’s accounting, leaden […]