These are challenges for me: giving thanks in all circumstances…finding joy in all situations…staying in prayer continuously…finding the peace that overcomes anxiety. But I know how important it is to keep working on it. And thinking of that led to this: “Gratitude” I always think, “what might have been”,When my long days come to an…
For many, the challenge is overwhelming right now, and the giants we face may be bringing us to our knees. It’s hard to see that as a good thing, but it’s on our knees where we remember where our hope lies and where our strength comes from. That’s the focus of this poem: “Facing Giants”…
I love it when creation speaks to us…when something in the sky or the world around us points us back to the One who made it all. And I love how the awe we feel in those moments draws us closer to our God…the One who designed those heavens and each one of us as…
I’ve been thinking about the active nature of faith, and how faith is emboldened through a desire to know God more and yield to His will. That got me thinking about our needs, and His clear direction to ask, seek, and find, but to do that with a yielding and yearning heart, fully trusting in…
The inspiration this week started with a prompt from a friend who shared with me how last week’s poem was a “holy echo” with what he was experiencing in his life at that time. The term “holy echo” made me smile…and got me pondering a new poem! So I started prayerfully writing. And this is…
This poem was inspired by Matt Redman’s song, “The Heart of Worship”, and by John 4:23. Much of my life I’ve treated worship as something I did at a certain place or time, and that has been very important for me. But worship is actually something much deeper and more relational than that: “Heart of…
I yearn for those moments when I feel God’s presence…reminding me He’s near…encouraging me to trust Him even more. We hear about God’s presence in Exodus 24:17, “the awesome sight: the glory of the Lord…like a raging fire.” I love that description…a raging fire…and even though I typically feel His presence much more subtly than…
God is our guide. He’s our light. He’s our safe harbor. In Him we find the security that can be so desperately needed in the chaos and threats of this world. So thankful for the peace that comes in the safety of our never-changing God. All He asks of us…trust, release, and receive! “Safe Harbor”…
It’s inspiring (and a bit intimidating) to think God has me in this place at this specific time in accordance with His plan for me. What God asks is that we truly believe it and release this moment to Him. I’m still learning to fully trust in each moment and to fully believe I am…
This week I focused on God’s presence…He’s always here…fully knowing, fully working, fully loving. We all need that reminder from time to time…I certainly do. Regardless of our situation…He is with us, He is for us, He will not fail us, He is our strength. With faith, we have that assurance: “Always Here” You’re with…
