The Lord your God is with you; his power gives you victory.The Lord will take delight in you, and in his love he will give you new life.He will sing and be joyful over you, Zephaniah 3:17 Good News Translation He led me to a place of safety; he rescued me because he delights in me. Psalm 18:19 New Living Translation…
Category: A Faith in Process
Notes from the Journey
“Oldies”
Age is not how old you are, but how many years of fun you’ve had. Matt Maldree “Birthdays are good for you. Statistics show that the people who have the most live the longest.” Larry Lorenzoni “Wisdom doesn’t necessarily come with age. Sometimes age just shows up all by itself.” Tom Wilson “Aging seems to…
“Hey God”
My friend, Kris, sent me this “poem” in a text. I keep going back to read it. ********** Me: Hey God. God: Hello….. Me: I’m falling apart. Can you put me back together? God: I would rather not. Me: Why? God: Because you aren’t a puzzle. Me: What about all of the pieces of my life that are falling down onto the…
Grace Enough
For the Birds
The hummingbirds are preparing to migrate long distances for the winter. By the middle of October they will be gone. As they fill up for their journey, I noticed something. Hummingbirds have two approaches to feeding. Some perch on the feeders, drinking with concentration. They tend to stay for more than a minute. Then there…
Kyrie, Eleison
Over in the corner, the tax collector begins to pray, but he won’t even lift his eyes to heaven. He pounds on his chest in sorrow and says, “God, be merciful to me, a sinner!” Luke 18:13 The Voice Kyrie eleison (KI-ree-ay ay-LAY-ee-zonn) or “Lord, have mercy” is an important prayer in Christian worship, a prayer from the…
In Need of Grace
I am rereading the books of a celebrated author. His words always speak to me. When I googled him, though, I discovered he’s been going through an ugly, career-ending time, the target of outraged online criticism. Anyone whose life is public finds that their mistakes and sins are public as well. But sin is everyone’s…
Today, by Peanuts
“Who Touched Me?”
In the crowd that day was a woman who had suffered greatly for twelve years from slow bleeding. Even though she had spent all that she had on healers, she was still suffering. Pressing in through the crowd, she came up behind Jesus and touched the fringe of his garment. Instantly her bleeding stopped and she was healed. Jesus suddenly…
Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is the holiest day of the year in Judaism. Its themes are atonement and repentance. Jews traditionally observe an approximate 25 hours of fasting and intensive prayer in response to Mosaic law: “This is to be a lasting ordinance for you: On the tenth day of the seventh month you must…