Inside Out
I would like to have grown from the inside out. To know myself, with my eyes closed, before I explore the external world of color, shape, and sound. To learn, … Continue Reading Inside Out
Coming Through
The rose came through the rain better than I did. The Storm fell suddenly, heavy, wet, and grey. The rose met the rain with pretty upturned face, until the burden … Continue Reading Coming Through
Seeking You
I seek You, Lord, in the wilderness, in the shadows and the desert of night; I seek You, Lord, on the mountaintops, in the meadows and the oceans of light. … Continue Reading Seeking You
Ephemeral
Sometimes, I feel so small. The world is big and I am tiny, a mote at the mercy of the rough winds around me. I can’t control what will happen … Continue Reading Ephemeral
Meditating on Christ’s Death
For my salvation, Lord, this is what you will… The circle of thorns, the only crown that we deigned to give you in our wickedness, pierced into your temples … Continue Reading Meditating on Christ’s Death
Waiting to Awaken
I’m done writing about myself for a while. Blogs are supposed to be personal, I know, but there is such a thing as an overuse of the word “I”. I … Continue Reading Waiting to Awaken
Unhidden from You
My faith facilitator for this First Friday? The haunting, inescapable truth of Psalm 139, which I have come to know most intimately: LORD, you have probed me, you know me: … Continue Reading Unhidden from You
Beyond Grasping
What sparks jump between two lovers, what intimate whispers and erotic juices flow from flesh to flesh, when hand is holding hand? It is merely possession, some may say, a … Continue Reading Beyond Grasping
INRI
My cousin and his niece Facebooked me this image with the following question: “What do the letters INRI stand for?” I wrote back and told them that the letters stand … Continue Reading INRI
Childlike Joy
Crunch. Crunch. Crunch. How immature am I? I went up the driveway for the sole purpose of coming down through the fallen leaves, which the wind had furrowed at the … Continue Reading Childlike Joy
In the Ordinary: A First Friday Observance
“To see a world in a grain of sand And a heaven in a wildflower, Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, and eternity in an hour.” This is … Continue Reading In the Ordinary: A First Friday Observance
The Caged Bird Sings
The diseased girl in the wheelchair, who is too weak and tired to go to school anymore, stays home and mourns what she cannot have. She is much loved and … Continue Reading The Caged Bird Sings
Before the World Began
The ageless question: why is there something instead of nothing? A randomly selected Bible verse led me to explore this thought and more in this post that I’m pressing from … Continue Reading Before the World Began
Living Key
There is one perfect key, formed in time and eternity that, when slipped into the lock, will set the captives free. Christina Chase
A Love Shaped Key
A love shaped key opens every sacred door, portal, passage and visage – it is the secret of the universe, the divine way, the truth. A key shaped by love, … Continue Reading A Love Shaped Key
Pain
Pain is consuming, just beyond control. I eat the building passion, stuffed down my throat, the intensifying energy shooting out my fingers flailing, hard frequency emitting from brainstem my … Continue Reading Pain
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