God’s Full Moon Light

Good morning... I absolutely love that the brightness of tonight's full moon sky coincides with the seal-off mystery of the dank, dark tomb. For Jesus' dead body wrapped in burial attire, for you and for me wrapped in our own dark cocoons, God lights our hope. We each whisper in awed wonder: "...even in darkness I cannot hide from you. To [...]

By |2018-03-30T22:21:05-04:00March 31st, 2018|Death And Resurrection, Everyday life, Trust God|

Dying To Live

Good morning... To commemorate Good Friday, we consider deeply the death of Christ captured in Mark 15:33-39 (NIV). At noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. And at three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?”(which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”). When [...]

By |2018-03-30T08:06:29-04:00March 30th, 2018|Death And Resurrection, God's Love, Jesus Christ|

She Shines Brightly

Good morning... Tee Davis, the wise mother of Julie Harlan who died at age 42 from stomach cancer one year ago this week, texted me yesterday after our blog post, Tilting Our True Self. “Hi Sue. I wrote down the last sentence of your message today in my Jesus Calling book. It reminds me of my Julie. Thank you. [...]

By |2018-03-27T18:22:31-04:00March 28th, 2018|Death And Resurrection, Trust God|

God Is Hilarious

Good morning... In important matters, God gets our attention. His "surround sound" method of speaking cracks me up. After yesterday's post, I Made A Mistake, my friend emailed me: "This should make you chuckle. Look what is in my inbox this morning!" ****** Subject: Inspiring Quote for February 23rd, 2018 "I hope that in this year to come, you [...]

By |2018-02-24T07:01:15-05:00February 24th, 2018|Death And Resurrection, God's Timing, Trust God|

We Love What Death Has Touched

Good morning... He sent me a poem last week, a poem giving voice to our shocking loss, now a poem speaking truth in the wake of a school shooting, and, years back, a poem ringing true on the day it was written by a 12th-century Jewish poet. ****** 'Tis A Fearful Thing by Yehuda HaLevi (1075 – 1141) ‘Tis a [...]

By |2018-02-15T02:25:13-05:00February 15th, 2018|Death And Resurrection, Joy, Love, Pain|

Comforted In Community

Good morning... From Jacksonville, Florida to Atlanta, Georgia, one subscriber sent an interesting quote to comfort our community: "I remember reading this quote in Tullian Tchvidjian’s (Billy Graham’s grandson) book Glorious Ruin - 'The good news of suffering is that it brings us to the end of ourselves...brings us to the place of honesty, which is the place of desperation, which [...]

Where The Cherries Grow

Good morning... To help the family gather pictures for her funeral reception, I went to my friend's condo last week. My heart was overjoyed to see an antique painting of fruit hanging on her bedroom wall. This handprinted original was a gift she had opened from me, by-chance, at our recent “Symbols of the Soul Gift Exchange," a final exchange [...]

By |2018-01-26T07:21:58-05:00January 27th, 2018|Death And Resurrection, Friendship, God's Plan, Trust God|

In Heaven By Dinner

Good morning... I wake on the morning of an important funeral, a funeral I am not able to attend. Funny, but it feels somehow fitting for our funky friendship to experience no formal goodbye. Formal is not her way and neither is it mine. We were strangers when she came to my living room for our weekly class. Shuffling [...]

By |2018-01-28T17:40:53-05:00January 26th, 2018|Death And Resurrection, Friendship, God's Love, Gratitude|

My Fingers Hold God’s Flashlight

Good morning… One of the beauties of our Everyday Blog is its interactive quality. As subscribers write me daily, we converse back and forth. In addition, when a subscriber unsubscribes, he or she can choose to let me know the reason why. One who unsubscribed this week wrote to me this message: “Honestly, recently (the last 9 months to [...]

By |2018-01-20T17:52:12-05:00January 21st, 2018|Death And Resurrection, Grief, Trust God|

Gratitude Holds Hands With Grief

Good morning... Mary, my soulmate from Charlotte, N.C. whom I have never met, wrote to me from the beach yesterday. Her words are perfect and poignant. ****** My life is Blessed…But My Son Is Dead?!?! How can it be? I am taking in the majesty of God’s Kingdom at the beach in the winter…the ocean with it’s vastness, rolling [...]

By |2018-01-18T04:20:57-05:00January 18th, 2018|Death And Resurrection, Gratitude, Grief, Trust God|
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