Lovelorn Lake under Mountain Sky supplicating rain A thousand kisses she receives, the condensation of grace Echoes of moonlight tendril out the laps of lake While the hopeful earth athirst lies ravished ’til she revives. Earnest drops pearl upon the bosom of Mother Lake That swells, and vanish in their rising, her surrender back to… Read More Rain Story
May my eyes, Lord, Never stay set on what surrounds but solely, wholly, Ever on Thee be fixed and bound Lest they stray the Giver – in times my cup be sweet – to the gift that Never can be as sweet as Thee Or in self-pity settle – when my cup be bitter –… Read More Sight
Music Music is heaven-borne. Was God’s idea. God’s people sung their prayers through the Old Testament, though they did not have to. And they sang a new song before the throne…Revelation 14:3. Music will crown the triumph of restoration, vindication, renewal in heaven. Color Imagine there were no such thing. So we couldn’t even paint.… Read More 20 Things I Consider Sacred: Part 4
Forgiveness Being willing to heal from the past Laughter Celebrating the moment Hope Keeping in view a future you want to move toward Humility Keeping aware that the world doesn’t revolve around us. We expect our kids to get this, a lesson we ourselves struggle to learn. Passion Doing what you love by vocation, avocation,… Read More 20 Things I Consider Sacred: Part 3
I wrote the poem as a student at University of Pennsylvania. When You find me breathless from Time’s relentless marching orders would You still my heart and incline it to Your gentle whisper? Make me to climb the depths of Your quiet words of wisdom so to know that You are God. John 10.3,27 1… Read More Breathless
Our Body Who taught us to breathe? How does the heart know to pump blood, push life, to every cell? The kidneys, according to Dr. Henry Bieler, are chemists “whose tasks are more complex than any electronic computer conceived by man.” Human history is how old? And Science has yet fully to unlock the secrets… Read More 20 Things I Consider Sacred: Part 2
A Holistic Journey 