A year ago, my daughter Charlee and I participated in an online Bible Study for pre-teen girls. Each Monday for eight weeks we would log on to listen to some amazing women help girls and their moms study the Bible. Though the entire experience was rewarding, the moment that moves me a year later is when we they encouraged us to pray together mom and daughter. As I looked down at my daughter, freckles dancing across the bridge of her nose, her eyes scrunched tightly, her hands sincerely clasped. This moment stirred something within me that took a year to…
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Wonder
Yesterday, I witnessed wonder-in-action through my friend Linda. I saw her ponder how an artist would procure art supplies before such resources were easily available. My mind didn’t know to think that way. Haven’t we always had tubes of paint and canvases aplenty? No time to contemplate my naïveté, because Linda’s wonder was replaced by curiosity. We stood before a canvas so tall and wide that not even my best point and shoot iPhone skills could capture the entire canvas. “Where do you start?” She vocalized. Hmm. I guess I never thought about the fore-vision required for art. The questions…
This I Know
When did weakness become our enemy? I’m not sure. Did it happen when excellence Became our friend? We sing, “Lord I need you. Oh I need you…Every hour I need you.” Then we close our hymnals and walk out the door. Our needs forgotten Or simply metaphor. When did the “all-sufficient-one” become reserved for our greatest needs? I’m not sure. Did it happen when we moved from Spirit-led to strategy? We gave science and reason a front seat And left faith behind. Coming to Jesus for our needs And a little bread and wine. When did communion with God become…