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Words of Light: Grace & Truth for Your Journey Home
Category: poetry
Beloved, Wouldn’t It Be Beautiful?
What if things are not loved because they are beautiful, but are beautiful because they are loved? What if the apostle John refers to himself as “the disciple whom Jesus loved,” not because John had a closer friendship with Jesus than the other disciples,… Continue Reading “Beloved, Wouldn’t It Be Beautiful?”
Planting Trust
Four years and a few days ago, I wrote a little poem to summarize how I felt about the end of one era and the beginning of another. Four years later, it still brings truth and I pray, hope. *For the sake of formatting,… Continue Reading “Planting Trust”
Necessary Hope
I. We know the sun will shine again. We know the trees will bud in spring. We know that death gives way to life. We know, but still. We know this moment’s angst will be resolved in eternity (if not in the next five… Continue Reading “Necessary Hope”
For All the Children I Have Ever Loved
From my car mirror hangs a rainbow string of plastic beads, A rosary that I take in hand and say the words, “For all the children I have ever loved.” Sometimes, there are more words. Other times, there are not. For I have loved… Continue Reading “For All the Children I Have Ever Loved”
For the One on the Verge of a Dream Being Realised: A Liturgy
That bend before you, in all its delicious possibility, Still holds the fear of not being what you imagined. That dream you clutch, Like a road map into the great unknown, Lacks topography, Clouds in obscurity, The friends who’ll walk this road with you.… Continue Reading “For the One on the Verge of a Dream Being Realised: A Liturgy”
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