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The help will come
Reblogged from Witnesses to Hope: “The help will come… I stand by Aslan. Have patience…The help will come. It may be even now at the door.”–Prince Caspian. Friday: from the archives
God Doesn't Make Sense!
Reblogged from Unshakable Hope: The fact that God’s nature was difficult for me to understand used to be a real challenge to my faith. This was especially true after being diagnosed with ALS. I don’t remember ever asking God “Why me?” but I naturally wondered why God would allow this or any other horrible disease …
Struck Down But Not Destroyed
Reblogged from Especially Made: I am not new to spiritual depression. It is something I have struggled with in the past, especially after having children and learning about Gabriel’s special needs. But I realize I’m not alone in this. Reading through the psalms, some of the psalmists seemed to have a fair share of despair. …
A golden moment
Reblogged from Witnesses to Hope: There are so many artistic depictions of the Annunciation, but one of my all-time favorites is one that a good friend of mine gave me a few years ago. You can see it below. Not too long afterward I came across a poem by Luci Shaw that seemed to have …
Christos ansesti, Christ is risen (Divna Ljubojevic)
Reblogged from Interrupting the Silence: Χριστός ανέστη εκ νεκρών, θανάτω θάνατον πατήσας, και τοις εν τοις μνήμασι ζωήν χαρισάμενος Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and upon those in the tombs bestowing life. Absolutely beautiful . . .
Where is Christ today?
Reblogged from Witnesses to Hope: This is the day when everything is silent. We can go about the day not giving much of a thought to it–just seeing it as the day between Good Friday and Easter Sunday. Yet monumental things were happening in the spiritual realm. Christ descended to hell to set captives free. …
"Perhaps his sorrow is splendor"
Reblogged from Witnesses to Hope: From a profound book, Lament for a Son, written by Nicholas Wolterstorff on the death of his 25-year-old son from a mountaineering accident: It is said of God that no one can behold his face and live. I always thought this meant that no one could see his splendor and live. …
Lenten Grace -- Serene Forgetting
Reblogged from Barnstorming: There will be rest, and sure stars shining Over the roof-tops crowned with snow, A reign of rest, serene forgetting, The music of stillness holy and low. ~Sara Teasdale May we sit in silence, content to know the heavenly realms circle slowly above us, continuous and consistent, in reign of rest fulfilled …
The power of an apron
Reblogged from Witnesses to Hope: A good goal for Lent–a realizable one–could be to “Come away for awhile” with the Lord. The space of time might be only 3 minutes. Susanna Wesley, mother of John and Charles Wesley and 17 others, used to throw her apron up over her head in the middle of the …
