Our Pain Heals In Relationship

Good morning... A dear friend in our Friday morning group keeps us closely connected to the progress of her daughter-in-law, 37-year-old Elizabeth, who is battling advanced colon cancer. Periodically, Elizabeth writes candid blog posts to track her brave journey. This week, she shared important wisdom from a book she just finished reading. ****** Excerpt from Elizabeth's 10/19 PostHope [...]

By |2023-10-22T23:03:10-04:00October 21st, 2023|Family and Friends, Healing, Pain|

I’m Feeling War-Torn

Good morning... I went with a dear friend to the CeCe Winans concert at the Fox Theatre this week. This week, as Jerry's body was laid to rest at age 64, leaving his family and friends to grieve. This week, when thousands of ordinary people have lost their lives on all the ugly sides of our world's deep [...]

By |2023-10-20T09:10:53-04:00October 20th, 2023|Light In Darkness, Pain, Trust God|

Joy Flows From A Broken Heart

Good morning... I love this image from Kate Bowler's devotional for the week. The picture gently holds hands with title of her email. "Joy is the oxygen for doing hard things." This subject line is a quote from Gary Haugen who runs International Justice Mission, "a non-profit organization committed to liberating vulnerable individuals from the clutches of modern [...]

By |2023-10-05T08:39:58-04:00October 7th, 2023|God's Love, Joy, Pain|

Laughter Through Tears

Good morning... As I woke from my second sleep yesterday, I revisited our blog post, I Don't Know What I Feel. "I created the wordless prayer card above to say what I do not know how to feel," I wrote. "Taking time to really look at the image intimately, what wordless prayers rise up in you now?" I [...]

By |2023-08-31T07:50:43-04:00August 31st, 2023|Everyday life, Joy, Pain|

The Mathematics Of Love

Good morning... "Sue and Steve," a longtime friend emailed my husband and me yesterday. "Sending blessings to the two of you who minister to so many in so many ways. I bet you already have this resource, but I’m forwarding in case you don't. Steve, I am praying for you and our community at Lovett as we begin [...]

By |2023-08-17T07:21:34-04:00August 17th, 2023|Everyday life, God's Love, Pain|

Struggle Is Everyone’s Normal

Good morning... "Sue," wrote a friend from our Monday afternoon study group, which is quietly off for the summer months. "Such a wonderful message from Kate Bowler this week! Hope your summer is going well and the much anticipated wedding arriving so soon! Happy days to you!" I touch on the link she shared and breathe in the [...]

By |2023-07-20T10:11:01-04:00July 22nd, 2023|Everyday life, God's Love, Pain|

Facing Things We Didn’t Choose

Good morning... "I don't know if you're online with Kate Bowler's messages, so I wanted to pass this along to you," wrote my dear friend. "I saw it a few weeks ago and I thought it was so poignant, especially for those of us who are struggling with very difficult situations," [...]

By |2023-07-05T02:02:39-04:00July 5th, 2023|Family and Friends, Pain, Trust God|

It’s Been A Trying Morning

Good morning... "Hi, Sue," she wrote. "It’s been a trying morning, so reading this gave me hope. Check out this profound paragraph below — 'My ancestors did not survive the Trail of Tears because…' I am embracing the thoughts of inclusivity instead of exclusivity today." ****** Excerpt from Steven Charleston's Ladder to the Light: An Indigenous Elder's Meditations [...]

By |2023-07-01T04:32:42-04:00July 1st, 2023|Everyday life, Pain, Trust God|

We Transform Or Transmit Our Pain

Good morning... Do not allow this world to mold you in its own image. Instead, be transformed from the inside out by renewing your mind (Romans 12:2a, VOICE). As a friend shared with us an intriguing Richard Rohr quote, I separated the sentences into stand alone truths, truths in which we now steep ourselves. "If we do not [...]

By |2023-05-24T02:42:09-04:00May 24th, 2023|God's Timing, Pain, Transformation|

How To Process Our Pain

Good morning... I spent the weekend processing our class trip to Montgomery, Alabama to visit the Legacy Museum and the National Memorial for Peace and Justice, beautiful facilities offering experiential opportunities to teach the story of slavery, lynching, racial injustice in our country. I thought, "These memorials remind me of Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center." We [...]

By |2023-05-02T03:48:34-04:00May 1st, 2023|God's Love, Human Nature, Pain|
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