The trees of the Lord are well cared for—the cedars of Lebanon that he planted. There the birds make their nests, and the storks make their homes in the cypresses.—Psalm 104:16-17, NLT We look at trees, the sturdy trunk, the strong limbs, the spindly branches reaching out, the leaves weaving into a canopy that sheltersContinue reading “Unseen”
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Terrains
Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path. — Psalm 119:105 Ripples, crests, tipping points, jagged edges, garden paths — life is a journey of terrains, some smooth plains and others tangled and rough-hewn. It is new each day the sun drops hope upon us, each wind changeContinue reading “Terrains”
The Commute
13.4 miles— there and back again— it is a groove, an echo, a pattern, my route. I rarely vary the way, same turns same times each day, and I pray, listen to a tune or two, contemplate my list of to-dos, but the best relay of my repeated loop happens when my eyes and spiritContinue reading “The Commute”
Putting Away
When I was a child, I spoke and thought and reasoned as a child. But when I grew up, I put away childish things. —1 Corinthians 13:11, NLT These last few days, putting away the tree, finding a place for every new trinket and gift, clearing out some things well past their usefulness, taking longContinue reading “Putting Away”
A Welcome Surrender
I turned and saw this tree sprawled against a clouded sky, a stark contrast of autumnal browns against the vibrant blue and white — when I let myself really see the beauty in this world, each moment becomes vital and humbling, the leaves in the final stage before falling, re-turning into the soil, the sunContinue reading “A Welcome Surrender”
Fallow Nights
I know the wind is coming today — a prediction our weathermen inevitably get right even when they too often ready us for a rain that disappoints, but the wind, we West Texans know, will come. This day will bring a northern gust, a cool turning to a colder rush, a reminder that winter stillContinue reading “Fallow Nights”
Brief
“Lord, remind me how brief my time on earth will be. Remind me that my days are numbered—how fleeting my life is. You have made my life no longer than the width of my hand. My entire lifetime is just a moment to you; at best, each of us is but a breath.” —Psalm 39:4-5,Continue reading “Brief”
Perfecting Faith
I feel as if we have met the saturation point, no one more thing can be added, no grief, no illness, no tragedy, no protest, no shortage — we have reached the point of not being able to hold one more hard thing, but this is life — death and calamity and everyday difficulties areContinue reading “Perfecting Faith”
Entering Thankful
“…that I might sing praises to You and not be silent. Oh Lord my God, I will give You thanks forever!” — Psalm 30:12 With too many and too much, we often fail to be thankful. We have become a people who feel entitled to all we desire, even in gluttonous amounts, indulging on everythingContinue reading “Entering Thankful”
Without Breath
Let the fields and their crops burst out with joy! Let the trees of the forest sing for joy… — Psalm 96:12, NLT Would you weep with me if we imagined a world with no trees? No arching branches, no swaying canopies, no stately crowns, no fruit-laden boughs no music through leaves, no root-tilled ground, Continue reading “Without Breath”
