Let Christmas Come Let strings of rainbows ringing patios, and radiant pearls outlining roofs blink into the twilight. Let the sales flyers fatten the morning papers while evening forays to the mall flatten wallets. Let Christmas come. Let “Joy to the World” circulate around preoccupied customers loading carts with gadgets, turkeys and chocolates. Let Michael,… Continue reading Let Christmas Come
False Ceiling The brightening sky is the color of watermelon close to the rind. Clouds smile soft but radiant at the rising sun. Later crocuses offer the brilliant day handfuls of unfurled bouquet while snowdrops white and pure bow demure in sweet deference. No evidence in the pastel ether of sovereignty or sphere vying for… Continue reading False Ceiling
Family Reunion And he turned himself away from them and wept. - Genesis 42:24 Those rugged Semite robes, that tangled hair, how this one walks, another’s face, those eyes... They near, the smell of Canaan fills the air. Ten sheaves bow down – a wondrous, cruel surprise. “Your servants, twelve, are brothers, sons of one,… Continue reading Family Reunion
Light All galaxies and planets roaming free In chaos through an undivided night No creatures formed to know that they are blind Only Creator knows what He will find When blazing forth He parts the land from sea Illuminates it with, “Let there be light” The elements obey and there is light Planets and… Continue reading Light
Cost of Rebirth Consider the egg how it hides life within a calcium cocoon protects and nourishes the chick within until too large restless and strong pecks free destroys its home egg now mere shell of former self becomes nest detritus Consider the egg how it sustains life surrenders to boil, scramble stir, whip, mix… Continue reading Cost of rebirth
Converting to Childhood Jesus: “... unless you are converted and become as little children you will by no means enter the Kingdom of Heaven.” Matthew 18:3 You lose sophistication and veneer and become clear sing, skip and play easily laugh and cry then fall asleep without a care for Daddy is nearby. No longer do… Continue reading Converting to childhood
"The Show Must Go On" by Jacob Lucas (© Jacob Lucas - Used with permission) Blessed After the curtain has tattered after the floor is rot after the plaster has blistered and all the windows are shot after the seats are vacant hauled away to the dump after the cabinet's ravished script is a sodden… Continue reading Blessed
Kite of Spirit-wind the mention of Zambia lifts you into currents of memory – dancing, singing, preaching – class ascends with you the kite’s tail. Breeze swoops you in a prophetic direction: “You have dreams, abandon cynicism let God have His way.” We trail behind not sure where this is going. You reassure us, laughing:… Continue reading To Pastor Anne – Mentor
The Son vanishes just after I am sent to the Galilean virgin and heaven isn’t the same. Gone the laughter, mischief, hijinks. Music replaced by silence all monochromatic, sober like the life of the party has left and we don’t have the will to keep partying or to go home. The Almighty’s been moody since… Continue reading How the Natal Star Was Born
I tinker with my obligations before the day begins shuffling them like Scrabble tiles considering their perfect placement on my game-board of hours plan my drives to count both ways combine lists for family and work to do double duty – like using X to make OX and AX pray each move will be efficient… Continue reading Scrabbled Day
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