faith

The Skins of Trees

That is why I can never stop praising you; I declare your glory all day long. And now, in my old age, don’t set me aside. Don’t abandon me when my strength is failing. — Psalm 71: 8-9 Layers of bark, broken, cracked like skin, aged by heat and wind. These trees have lived long,Continue reading “The Skins of Trees”

Surrendered Beauty

And if God cares so wonderfully for flowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, He will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith? — Luke 12:28, NLT A rose, so full from the beautiful blossoms of life, fell over near my feet, too heavy to uphold herContinue reading “Surrendered Beauty”

Hope Stretches

Light fills our souls even when there are shadows, in darkened times when hope stretches but never breaks, in that tension point, a place of stilled belief, we let go our fear and step… —C.L. Fisher, November 2020 Unless otherwise indicated, all content, including writing and images, are the work of C.L. Fisher and mayContinue reading “Hope Stretches”

Letting Go

For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see His invisible qualities—His eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse for not knowing God. — Romans 1:20 (NLT) Unburdening my bones, letting go the unnecessaries we hold as if life wouldContinue reading “Letting Go”

Easy Listening

My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and give praise. Awake, my glory! Awake, lute and harp! I will awaken the dawn. — Psalm 57:7-8, NLT Before the line of traffic, the sloshing of my commuter coffee, the tempting text that dings while I’m driving, the hectic first moments whenContinue reading “Easy Listening”

The Bur Oak Tree

I enjoy the serene offerings of cornflower blue lantana, the pleasing scent of yellow shrub roses, the moonlight glow of the blue plumbago that all grow near or under the canopy of this strong bur oak, a shield and protector in this tiny garden I roam. This day, this hard day when life is setContinue reading “The Bur Oak Tree”

Would I have walked the wave, feet gliding over salt water as cool as glass, moonbeams like tinsel, stars like confetti, my God waiting to comfort me? Would I have kept the vigil, expectant and observant during the lure of night, refused my body’s ache for rest, ignored the weight pulling down my eyes? WouldContinue reading “Faith”

God Alone

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 We have moments of clarity, soul-deep perceptions, when in epiphany we are tucked in the love of God, quiet and aware enough to soak in the truth ofContinue reading “God Alone”

Believing

We sometimes heave a prayer of “why” that leaves us sobbing or wrestles us into a guttural moaning when there are no words for such a chasm-ache. We grapple with circumstance as we go from weeping to screaming to falling into exhausted heaps, mute and dried out, struggling to understand or cope with the now Continue reading “Believing”

Early Watches

I hear You best in early watches, 2, 3, 4am; Your presence near, and I am wide-eyed with questions, my whys and what ifs, and I feel like a child just awakened by lightening. You attend me patiently, calm my flutterings, and nudge me to remember other souls to pray over. In these predawn hours,Continue reading “Early Watches”