Stand in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, where the good way is, and walk in it; then you will find rest for your souls. — Jeremiah 6:16 So many paths we miss in this hurry-to-live life when we chose the expected course instead of a restful way — being contentContinue reading “The Good Way”
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Roots
It is dark when we left town, and we anticipated the dawn from the road, the four of us sharing breakfast, pouring coffee from a thermos, filling and then capping our cups as mother passed out the freshly baked muffins; we chattered — sharing memories, talking of family matters, debating worldly concerns — and weContinue reading “Roots”
Loom of Life
“…The loom of life never stops, and the pattern which was weaving when the sun went down is weaving when it comes up in the morning.” — Henry Ward Beecher I’ve witnessed creation’s expanse through natural windows so many times, looms, like the weave of these limbs, provide a glimpse into a divine expanse, andContinue reading “Loom of Life”
An Hour of Promise
The way of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, which shines ever brighter until the full light of day. — Proverbs 4:18, NLT There is this hour before dawn, no longer night but before morning, an in-between dark that holds a promise full light is coming, the first song of birds willContinue reading “An Hour of Promise”
A Gift of Fall
… waving woods and waters wild do hymn an autumn sound. —Elizabeth Barrett Browning We pretend it is fall, and the world consents, so we open windows, listen to the steady drops, nap near a window where the cloud- cooled winds gently greet us, put a soup on a low, slow simmer, and linger overContinue reading “A Gift of Fall”
Witnessing Grace
As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. —1 Peter 4:10 Light breaks just beyond these aging limbs, this kindly tree with its split bark and thinning canopy is still offering a single cascade of fuchsia blooms— morning’s gift of dewy blossoms—Continue reading “Witnessing Grace”
Another Sunrise
We set out before dawn, again, as we have so many times before, across the lawn, down by the park, further through a neighborhood we have walked for over a quarter of a century, our path must be a groove in some spots by now — how many times have we been shaded by ourContinue reading “Another Sunrise”
A Melody
…His compassions do not fail. —Lamentations 3:22 When I am lost, wandering the hard terrain of pain in this world or trapped within the mumbling maze of my own despair, even when my words fail and only grumblings and moanings escape, any prayer, however ineloquent, becomes a melody, beautiful in the surrendered- knowing that God Continue reading “A Melody”
Adrift
The rays drift in, finding enough space to gather together, form an angle of light, an island adrift that leaves the room cold in comparison. ….I sit, adjacent, dimmed by sunset, but my soul travels over, pools with the huddled warmth, and imagines the sun rising… tomorrow. —C.L. Fisher, July 2021 Unless otherwise indicated, allContinue reading “Adrift”
Shine
I didn’t fall in love with you…. I bloomed. I sometimes forget how bright you shine— I’ve become accustomed to your ways— but then when you laugh and smile as you tell an old story in that familiar style, I am taken back to the first time I realized my soul resonated with your everything-Continue reading “Shine”
