“It needs some organization”, I say
bumping over cracks in pavement.
But I’ll work harder, smarter, even better
I’ve never been afraid of hard work.
Category: Faith
“Two Questions”
ONE) IS THERE ANY TRUE LOVE WITHOUT SERVICE? I hear that love is flowers and flutters, Passion and attraction or small jewelry boxes, Love songs with lyrics that stir the emotions But I look to the Gospels and hear a question, begged off the pages — Is there any true love without service? Service that’s…
No match for this
For anyone starting out the new year with lofty goals, aspirations, and hopes for the future — but soon finds themselves overwhelmed by lack and need: There is no want for those who fear Him. There is no hunger or lack for those who trust in the Lord. There is no match for our God,…
To make sense of things, I write.
Well, it’s been a minute. I won’t pretend to have the type of readership that demands an explanation for my absence, but considering it’s been nigh on three years since my last published post, I thought a brief re-introduction might be necessary. I’m Rachel. I’m a 37-year-old everyday woman, my life full of little details…
From the Head Down
In the suffering and stretching we have experienced over the past several years, I am struck by a common thread of grace, wrapping around us and holding us together: The people of God.
The Earth Hums
Yet. The early air is cold and new.
Rain has fallen and refreshes.
I cannot breathe in deep enough,
Remembrance of Eden floods the senses. And even more, something greater still, Rustles in the trees. Anticipation.
The Barn Door and Sowing Seeds
As a part of developing new weekly rhythms, one of the things I’ve come to incorporate is a 5:30 AM workout class at the YMCA. Though I’m not much of a morning person, I don’t find it hard to get up before everyone else on this particular day. I dress quietly in the darkened house, brush my teeth, and drive the ten minutes to the gym. The class is small, the lights are dim, and the work is hard. The pushing of my body clears my mind and I find myself breathing out stress with each repetition.
Christian Unity in a Presidential Election Year
Not only has Jesus made unity and love possible, but they are already our reality, a byproduct of the finished work of Christ through His death on the cross and the power of His resurrection, if only we could look up and out and embrace them as ours. These are not theoretical concepts if we are saved by the blood of Jesus and brought into His family. They are tangible gifts of grace, enabling us to rise above the noise of this world, to a place that is peaceable, gentle, and for each one of us.
The Beauty of Death
Only when we are connected to our Creator can death become beautiful. Through the death of Christ, everything is made new. Because of His death and resurrection, all of creation will be restored, including ourselves.
The Pose of Stillness
As we experienced recently, sometimes it is in stillness, even stillness that one doesn’t choose, where we experience the vastness of God’s power. In rest, He is still working. He is still holding us, holding everything.
TALITHA CUMI 