spirit – Poetic Meanderings

Break

I need a break from reason — too much time I’ve spent in figuring sums and reading the fine print — a signature goes hear, check this box, send to this address, postmark by this date — I need yellow daisies and pollen-heavy bees, a drowsy day in spring, the gentle warmth of midmorning inContinue reading “Break”

Wellspring

Jacob’s well was there; and Jesus, tired from the long walk, sat wearily beside the well about noontime. — John 4:6, NLT Two words stare at me from my morning scripture reading: tired and wearily. Jesus is well acquainted with our lives, the daily difficulties, the simple truth that a body gets tired and needsContinue reading “Wellspring”

Intercession

“And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness….we don’t know what God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words.” — Romans 8:26, NLT We sometimes settle into prayer so weary and worldly-weighted that our words puddle into a mush of syllables,Continue reading “Intercession”

Before Blooming

Before the bloom there must be gentle care, a tending to ensure the heart imbibes nutrients for strength and growth. There must be life-giving light, the rays from sun to filter through and provide what is necessary to thrive. The roots need room to push through and find home deep within the soil, far enoughContinue reading “Before Blooming”

Considering Love

More than mere emotion, not bound by our intellect, but replete with perfect knowledge; more than we can express and just enough to fill us —undiminished and full to abundance; we cannot give away more than we receive, for it is He who first showed us. Song writers claim to capture it in the summer’sContinue reading “Considering Love”