You Who Never ArrivedRainer Maria Rilke You who never arrivedin my arms, Beloved, who were lostfrom the start,I don’t even know what songswould please you. I have given up tryingto recognize you in the surging wave of the nextmoment. All the immenseimages in me– the far-off, deeply-felt landscape,cities, towers, and bridges, and unsuspectedturns in the [...]
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Heartbeat
Posted in guarding your heart on April 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Chiseling Away
Posted in courage, guarding your heart on February 12, 2008 | 5 Comments »
For the past several weeks, God’s been doing a funny thing to me. It started with a surprising incident – during a time of worship that I wasn’t leading. He makes all things good was the line in the song that stuck out for me, brought me to my knees and filled my eyes with [...]
For Whom the Rooster Crows
Posted in guarding your heart on August 15, 2007 | 10 Comments »
I am like Peter. The one who promises Jesus over and over again that I won’t do it. That I could never… that the sin tastes so bitter I’ll never want it again. But then the rooster crows and I do it. More than three times, even. (Not like once isn’t enough.) I could blame [...]
Wounds
Posted in guarding your heart, restoration on May 5, 2007 | 4 Comments »
My pastor preached on John 15 last Sunday, and if there is any chapter that I identify with the most in scripture, it’s this one. Pruning is harsh, and it really hurts when it happens to you, especially when you don’t want the pruning to happen in the first place. The things of our past [...]
Reflecting Light
Posted in guarding your heart on January 15, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve had such a surreal day… and sometimes the only thing that can truly express the way I feel, is someone else’s words… Sam Phillips – Reflecting Light Now that I’ve worn out, I’ve worn out the worldI’m on my knees in fascinationLooking through the nightAnd the moon’s never seen me beforeBut I’m reflecting light [...]
Repair or Replace?
Posted in guarding your heart, reconciliation on November 30, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
What I’m listening to: Fleming and John’s Delusions of Grandeur I’m running errands over my lunch break today and I’ve got the radio tuned to New Life Live by default – I’m usually listening to The Bridge , a local christian radio station, when I’m driving. Anyway, there was a caller asking about her marriage. [...]
I Will Not Live For Anyone Else
Posted in guarding your heart, identity on November 2, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
What I’m listening to: Sara Groves’ Conversations (In particular, This Journey is My Own, which is such a great song) So, I talked to an old friend tonight. Someone I haven’t really seen or talked to in well over a year. We still live in the same town, he’s just not my neighbor anymore. When [...]
What Peace? and What Heart?
Posted in guarding your heart, lesson learned on October 26, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
…when you least expect it… I learned a very valuable lesson. I learned what it means to strive for excellence, not perfection. And I finally know and have experienced the raw power of God’s peace. A friend of mine once said, “I make the little decisions with my head and the big decisions with my [...]
Misplaced Obsessiveness
Posted in guarding your heart, weird stuff on October 5, 2005 | 4 Comments »
What I’m listening to: Plumb’s Beautiful Lumps of Coal So I’m innocently shopping at my hometown Hobby Lobby – a little against protest, not because I hate the store, but because the last 7 days of my life were overtaken by a scrapbook my mother I insisted I make for my grandmother. (Don’t get me [...]
