Stripped To Be Clothed

We struggle mightily much of our lives to avoid revealing our true selves. Dark, secret places crouch within our souls and we take great pains to avoid entering them. We possess ugly deformities, horrible scars, and shameful memories which we hope will never see the light of day, which we dearly hope none will ever see. If anyone saw us truly and fully, it would force us to either double down on our efforts to hide these defects and flaws, or we would simply shun life and finish our days lurking in the shadows.

Waiting...

Waiting is a beautiful thing. However, a time of waiting typically compels us to feel tense, upset, even angry. Despite our common reactions, waiting remains a profoundly lovely and refreshing time.

Tale of Two Miracles

There is the dark, hidden, and mysterious miracle— one done out of sight, beyond prying eyes, in the "black box." And then, there is the more astounding miracle— one done in plain sight, before the eyes of the skeptic, in the glare of the noonday sun.

I'm Sorry

Few understand anymore the full significance of the phrase– "I'm sorry."

By this, we usually mean to indicate– "I feel bad about what I've done to you."  Or, if we expressed it more honestly– "I feel bad that I've been caught doing something I know I shouldn't have." We commonly believe "being sorry" is a feeling.

Let Every Heart

Having recently been duly filled with the lovely songs and music of Christmas, I couldn't help feeling overwhelmed by the wonder that the Season celebrates– the amazing and inconceivable fact of the entrance of the Lord of All, the Creator of everything that is, into the confines of this lowly and broken universe. And the song that caps it for me

Fraternal Twins

There are two rays of God's light that pour continuously into our lives. They seem to compete, with one racing ahead of the other, then the other outpacing its rival. Back and forth they tug for predominance in our lives.