Tag: Jesus
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Here & now [a poem]
We harvest what we plant And reap what we sow This Kingdom law Is what makes things grow I have planted my seeds In the freshly tilled earth Now I watch and I wait For them to give birth My heart can grow weary With tending this ground Until I remember This is where joy […]
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Lead me by the right road
Hi friends! I hope your week is going well so far. Today I wanted share a beautiful prayer from Thomas Merton. It is one I often find myself returning to, especially in times of particular uncertainty. I love the reminder that while we may have no idea what’s coming next, we can always trust our […]
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Give thanks
It’s Friday! And not just any Friday: Good Friday, which means Easter is right around the corner. This year more than ever I am thankful for the promise of resurrection, redemption, and new life. This winter has been a sad one for me for several reasons, which I may write more about on the blog […]
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Juliana
It is with a heavy heart that I write this: my sweet friend Juliana passed away yesterday morning, on Valentine’s Day. Juliana truly loved Jesus, and I am so thankful she is with Him now, experiencing the kind of joy and freedom that we can’t even imagine here on earth. Despite knowing that in my […]
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O Holy Night
Merry Christmas, everyone! I absolutely love this song, O Holy Night, and wanted to share an excerpt of the lyrics. I hope everyone is having a lovely day with friends and family, but if not, take heart! Jesus has come near to us. “O holy night, the stars are brightly shining It is the night of […]
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The Next 10 Minutes
These days, when I feel overwhelmed by the day stretching before me and the never-ending list of tasks to accomplish, I practice returning to this concept: “What does it look like to love God for the next ten minutes? What does it look like to love the person in front of me for the next […]
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Seeking the Lord
I love how the Word of God gets all up in ya business. One minute I’m reading along, just hoping for a nugget of encouragement, when- BAM!- a truth bomb hits. Before I continue with the purpose of this post, I have to confess that a lot of times my prayers to God sound like […]
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A Foretaste of Heaven
As summer begins to envelop us in its haze of humidity and dripping popsicles and splashing at the pool, I want the sweetness of the longer days to point me to Christ. Summer is so unique- the heat, the cookouts, the lightheartedness that seems to permeate evenings as people stroll and bike and enjoy the […]
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Perfect Love
“There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.” -1 John 4:18 I have to confess: I forget this truth so often. I can spend hours and even days wallowing in fear- fear of the future […]
A Continual Feast 