Lord I pray, let my heart not forget, You placed the stars in the sky From chaos you made order In my mind and soul you will do the same. Lord, quiet my soul, still my heart In time alone with you, I find peace As the day speeds up, and life takes place Let… Continue reading Stilling Away
Tag: Peace
Truth Serum
We got the winners, losers the in between You don’t want me to make a scene But I’m coming clean I won’t be obscene But I’m going to tell it Like it is Won’t be sugar coating I’m not gloating Wish I was floating But your ego is bloating Now your head is filled With… Continue reading Truth Serum
Desert Songs
Several years ago when I returned to work after a brief hiatus to be with my family after my dear, beloved stepmomom passed from cancer I walked into my boss’ office and said “Cancer sucks, God is good.” He said “thank you.” Too many times he only heard fairweather rejoicing when things were good. My… Continue reading Desert Songs
Deep Calls to Deep
A fresh page longing to be filled Impulsivity wants to charge ahead Read. Pray. Meditate. Wait for God. Too quickly I want to fix, repair, explain, solve. Fussing and fretting in frustration. Wait! Patience. Be still ¡Espera! What would you have these lines say, my Lord? Longing for understanding Craving significance … validation… approval Are… Continue reading Deep Calls to Deep
ones and One
But your throne is humility and peace. And now I see that no one can be at peace until they have become humble. Humility and peace: how good it is for a man or woman to be humbled so that they can attain to peace. – Guigo II, ninth prior of La Chartreuse It is… Continue reading ones and One
A beautiful interlude
Composed Saturday June 13 in my Dad’s hospital room as I sat at his bedside. Everything fell to pieces when my eyes met yours in that hospital gown…. Joy Invincible, Switchfoot My cousin died last week. Today we will have a memorial for him. I woke up a week ago to a phone call to… Continue reading A beautiful interlude
Palms and Peace
Tomorrow is Palm Sunday. We remember Jesus’s Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem as we kick off Holy Week. They brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks on the colt and put Jesus on it. As he went along, people spread their cloaks on the road. When he came near the place where the road goes down… Continue reading Palms and Peace
