Breathing in the Light
God was holding my deflated heart and unraveling body and He was promising to be everything I needed.
August 3, 2021
The Same as Yours
No need to ask for your share because these scars are the same as yours.
May 11, 2021
Blessed Are the Merciful, For They Shall Become More Alive
There’s no reason why I shouldn’t be serving a life sentence in prison right now. There’s also no reason why I shouldn’t be suffering from some incurable disease. There’s no reason why I shouldn’t be poor, destitute, and lonely.
December 7, 2020
Rest
The rough, splintered wood scraped against her neck, raw and bleeding. Unable to take another step, she gave in to the weight of her crosspiece, allowing it to push her to the ground.
August 4, 2020
Ebenezer
Love doesn’t think of its own, it doesn’t keep a record of wrongs, and it doesn’t pile a heap of expectations upon the recipient. But what love does do is require sacrifice from the giver. Baked into the act of love is pain.
July 7, 2020
Let’s Put an End to This Madness
We must not condone violence of any kind, we must not condone racism or injustice of any kind, but we must also not condone cold and unsympathetic hearts as we try and navigate this moment. We must repent, and do the hard work of sympathizing with the other.
May 31, 2020