faith

Even though the fig trees have no blossoms,…I will be joyful in the God of my salvation! — from Habakkuk 3:17-18 You have been shown, in so many ways, His faithfulness, His legacy of grace, His immersive love, so why does this worry you wake with today speak to you more than this truth? Rest,Continue reading “Faith”

Another Beautiful Ache

As the deer longs for streams of water so I long for you, O God.— Psalm 42:1 Another early morning before the sun wakes, and I tread the familiar steps down the dim hallway to make our morning coffee with this ache to create, to express something that seems inexpressible, and I am hungry andContinue reading “Another Beautiful Ache”

After the Thunder

I hear leaves drinking rain… —William Henry Davies As the fallen petals travel water wells and the leaves released from the trees find rich soil to soften and feed, we find the earth, refreshed, restores us…thank you, God, for sumptuous rain. —C.L. Fisher, June 2022 Unless otherwise indicated, all writings and images are the workContinue reading “After the Thunder”

June Song

A song fluttered down in the form of a dove, and it bore me a message, the one word—love! – Paul Laurence Dunbar I heard a dove coo somewhere high in the branches of a rising pine, a soft good morning note to begin dawn’s early chorus, prompt the robin’s cheerful whistle, cue the longContinue reading “June Song”

Lauds

It is good to proclaim your unfailing love in the morning… — Psalm 92:2 We made our wingless way through a sanctuary of feathered parishioners; just us two on pilgrimage through whispering leaves. —C.L. Fisher, May 2022 Unless otherwise indicated, all writings and images are the work of C.L. Fisher and may not be copied,Continue reading “Lauds”

Disquieted

Morning, noon, and night I cry out in my distress, and the Lord hears my voice. —Psalm 55:17, NLT Another day shutters to gray, lulling us into the sleeping hours, but I’ve had no dreams of late, no traveling in hazy realms of memory or traipsing far into imagined lands of whimsy; what sleep I’veContinue reading “Disquieted”

Cloudburst

Does the rain have a father? Who gives birth to the dew? — Job 38:28 A cool rushing rain invigorating our earth — our quickening thirst. —C.L. Fisher, May 2022 Unless otherwise indicated, all writings and images are the work of C.L. Fisher and may not be copied, used, or distributed without permission.

Congruence

He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of His nature, and He upholds the universe by the word of His power. — Hebrews 1:3, ESV A rose, a snowflake, a symphony; a nautilus, a galaxy, infinity; (my own chambered heart), —above all the Trinity — this is what I knowContinue reading “Congruence”

Dawn’s Song

Because of God’s tender mercy, the morning light from heaven is about to break upon us… —Luke 1:78, NLT There is a song at dawn when the lilac dust mixes with awakening hues of orange — a peachy blend of sweet violins and airy-bright flutes. —C.L. Fisher, May 2022 Unless otherwise indicated, all writings and imagesContinue reading “Dawn’s Song”

When I am Still

And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. — Ephesians 3:18 Peace in soothing waves allay the what-ifs in me, knowing the permanence of God, the haven of love, this persistent, integral truth— He was and is andContinue reading “When I am Still”