Lately the old mothers have been slipping from their places falling, dying vacating strategic positions leaving gaps in the front line. A new generation of matriarchs is needed to organize the family dinners the baby showers and the anniversaries and send the birthday cheques There's a call for fresh recruits a newly commissioned troop of… Continue reading Changing of the Guard
Lord, I put the hours of this week like loves and fishes into Your hands. Multiply each crumb of time. Help me hear Your voice above the babble of the crowd saying, “Sit, don’t stand. Here, eat this food of trust and peace that lasts and satisfies eternally.” And when all tasks are done there… Continue reading Monday Morning Prayer
He soon discovers the first morning outside Eden that Thorn and Thistle are a meager beginning in this new assignment. Barberry, Briar, Burdock, Buttercup Campion, Cockle, Cress lead to an unaccustomed weariness – Careless Weed, Stagger Wort and lack of creativity – Dog Mustard, Foxtail, Sheep Sorrel Lamb’s Quarters, Pigweed, Fat Hen White Goosefoot, Snake… Continue reading Weeds
It is just like God to send you on ahead. Now we can hardly wait to walk up the geranium-lined path to your mansion. On the way inside you will steer us past your garden point out the gargantuan beefsteak tomatoes bushes heavy with raspberries field of cucumbers huge heads of cabbage perfect for sauerkraut.… Continue reading Mom Nesdoly
"At Jesus Feet" by Nathan Greene "She (Martha) had a sister called Mary who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what He said. But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made." Luke 10:39,40a Too often Martha takes charge– I schedule service with conditions, workboots clomp on everything threatening my… Continue reading The Martha In Me
"Gospel" is a beige word, one of those words we read but it doesn't register because it's so common. It shouldn't be that way. For gospel" (euangelion), a word that means "good news," has significance to all of us. While in ancient Greek "gospel" referred to the reward given for bringing good news, in the… Continue reading Black Hole
...the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world... Revelation 13:8 It stands there blinking, surprised then begins to ba-a-a- this woolly, trusting easily-led-astray animal just created and a shudder goes through heaven. © 2007 - Violet Nesdoly (Family Reunion)
After the painting "Escape for thy life" by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld Who are these strangers to command we leave? Right now? You wear the embroidered robe I’ll take the pouch. What about food and drink our girls’ betrothed? Why are we rushing from all we’ve ever wanted– my beautiful home the market so handy… Continue reading Fire Test
"Communion Service, next Sunday morning at 10:00," church bulletin said. I imagined sitting there, wafer and tiny goblet of juice in hand trying hard not to think of what I'll make for lunch. It wasn't even a prayer, just a thought I wish it had more meaning for me again. Early Communion Sunday morning the… Continue reading Communion
“You hem me in – behind and before; You have laid your hand upon me.” Psalm 139:5 (NIV) Shut away inside this silken crypt I long for undulation on the pavements wriggling up trunks and along branches munching leaf to leaf. Those carefree sunny days have given way to terror as motionless, deaf and blind… Continue reading Transformation
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