Light On The Longest Night

Good morning... In the earth's Northern hemisphere, tonight is the winter solstice, also called the hibernal solstice. The winter solstice is the day with the shortest period of daylight and longest night of the year. At dawn, we will wake up into the first official day of winter. I happen upon a poem to shed light on this [...]

By |2024-12-21T01:59:38-05:00December 21st, 2024|Depression, Light In Darkness, New From Old, Trust God|

Christmas In A Prison Cell

Good morning... Like light seeping into the chilly winter dark, God finds a way to find us where we are. "Sue," a friend wrote, "I too have been drawn to Bonhoeffer in the last week. His little book, God Is In the Manger, has some of his Christmas sermons." Then she shared a portion of Bonheoffer’s Christmas letter [...]

By |2024-12-14T03:24:19-05:00December 14th, 2024|Authenticity, Light In Darkness, Pain, Trust God|

Choose To Be A Light

Good morning... Refocusing my scattered attention, a friend sent me his favorite Christmas poems. Here is one for us to enjoy today, accompanied by the wisdom of Scripture, amplified with an uplifting song. ****** I Will Light Candles from The Mood of Christmas by Howard Thurman I will light Candles this Christmas, Candles of joy despite all the sadness, [...]

By |2024-12-06T09:14:47-05:00December 7th, 2024|Everyday life, Light In Darkness, Peace, Trust God|

Stop. Look. Listen.

Good morning... Just before 6:00 o'clock in the middle of a busy week, the grocery store line was long, slow, ugh. After a full day of good work, I was ready to get home, ready to relax, ready to unwind, please. Finally walking out to my car, I noticed the setting sun sinking beneath the rising moon. "Stop. [...]

By |2024-12-06T02:47:59-05:00December 5th, 2024|Everyday life, Light In Darkness, Listen, Trust God|

I Was Feeling Blue

Good morning... One recent evening, I was feeling blue. Swirling, muted worries shaded my inner world. Then, I looked outside our window. The sky seemed to match my mood. Stepping out into it, I took myself on a walk at dusk. As the black silhouette criss-crossed the painted sky, new [...]

By |2024-11-25T08:41:34-05:00November 25th, 2024|Anxiety, Everyday life, Light In Darkness, Trust God|

How To Find Balance

Good morning... "I love a blog called the Marginalian," a friend wrote me this week. "Here's an excerpt of poetry for today to share." So few grains of happiness measured against all the dark and still the scales balance. There is so much darkness in this wounding world. How [...]

By |2024-10-26T02:45:08-04:00October 26th, 2024|Fear, Light In Darkness, Mystery, Trust God|

Tiny, Mighty Seeds

Good morning... Early every morning, God drops new seeds of thought into the rich soil of my innermost being. Yesterday, I received the weekly email from the Ignatius House Retreat Center. It was entitled "Seeds of Hope." "Remind yourself that you are in God’s presence," began the encouraging words. "I ask God for the grace to surrender to [...]

By |2024-10-24T04:04:29-04:00October 24th, 2024|Everyday life, God's Timing, Light In Darkness, Organic Growth|

Treasures In This Darkness

Good morning... Hurricane hell. Deep depression. Open heart surgery. Harsh cancer treatment. War and terror. Division, divorce, and death. Darkness seems to seep into every crevice of our wounding world. "The power of God's promise stunned me so much that I actually gasped out loud," writes Kay Warren on page 105 of Choose Joy. I will give you [...]

By |2024-10-23T10:31:25-04:00October 23rd, 2024|Light In Darkness, New From Old, Pain, Trust God|

Her Fullness Is Glowing

Good morning... Much like the moon, her fullness is glowing. After yesterday's post - "It's Cancer." - she put words to God's slow, steady process of healing her whole. "Dear Sue," she wrote. "God is still molding me. Even though more refining fires are needed to purify me, I am aware of and grateful for his guidance over [...]

By |2024-10-16T03:14:47-04:00October 16th, 2024|God's Plan, Gratitude, Healing, Light In Darkness|

“It’s Cancer.”

Good morning... Tonight the nearly full moon lit up the room, beaconing me outside. Barefoot I stood in the damp, cold grass, marveling at the light piercing the night. I thought of a book excerpt we read aloud in class this week from page 87 of Choose Joy by Kay Warren. "My brain froze," Warren writes. "I wanted [...]

By |2024-10-15T02:24:06-04:00October 15th, 2024|Everyday life, God's Timing, Light In Darkness, Pain|
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