Grief

“my soul is downcast within me. Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. I say to myself, ‘The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for … Read more

What Do We Do With Accumulated Burdens ?

This morning I came across an old fortune from a fortune cookie that I had kept in my wallet “sometimes traveling to a new place leads to a great transformation”. I’m sitting in the lobby of a busy hotel in New Orleans it’s a beautiful day sunny and in the 70s I see folks checking … Read more

Poetry from out of Nowhere

DECEMBER DESPAIR AND THE HOPE HE BRINGS Somewhere in the world tonight  A mother’s lost her baby   A husband’s lost his wife  A child has lost her brother A young man has lost his life   How can it be?  These things that cause such grief?   I pray You, Lord, look down and … Read more