Suffering with hope

Life from Barren Ground

On the last day of our family road trip, we drove through a vast national park and pulled off at the final lookout before we were set to head home. It was hazy, painfully hot, and the air was filled with smoke from fires blowing in from the surrounding areas.  But as I neared the… Continue reading Life from Barren Ground

Suffering with hope

Breathe – A Poem for the Weary

Breathe Body and soul Waging within Between  Doubt and trust Fear and faith Broken but held. Breathe. His grace abounds. Pain and weakness Relentless tension Between Anger and acceptance Detachment  or reliance Despair or endurance.  Breathe. His strength abounds. Flesh and spirit Waging a war Between My way or his This world or the next… Continue reading Breathe – A Poem for the Weary

Suffering with hope

Comfort in The Cross

"Where are you, LordWhen the darkness swallowsWhen your silence deafensIn a multitude of sorrows? Where is your comfortWhen pain aboundsWhen companions fleeAnd loneliness resounds? Where is your justiceWhen the innocent are huntedWhen the wicked prosperAnd their evil is flaunted? Where is your compassionWhen a heart can bear no moreWhen weariness overwhelmsAnd it's too much to… Continue reading Comfort in The Cross