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No Hangover
There are many benefits to living in recovery from my addictions. One of the best of those is never having to nurse a hangover. Not only did I feel physically well yesterday, but I also walked through my day with no guilt and no shame. To those who have not lived life in active addiction,…
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The Community
They cradled me as a newborn then showed me how to live… They held me as I learned again then watched me walk to You… They guided my uncertain steps then gave me wings to fly… They loved me as I was disgraced then taught me how to love… Now we stand together as one…
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What About Joseph?
This Christmas, I have been thinking a lot about Joseph. Nobody really talks about him much. At Christmas Eve church services, we most often hear about the miracle of a virgin birth, and the strength and faith of Mary. Then, we sing and we praise and we rejoice in the greatest Gift the world has…
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The Gift
Spirit become man takes on physical pain mental anguish emotional abandonment to understand all creation feels Spirit become man the safety of Home gone for you and me living example through new Love no matter what the consequence be Spirit become man body to be destroyed first for me and you Body and Spirit to…
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He Came to Save
“Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.” – John 3:17 (NRSV) When I was growing up, the feeling I got from religion was guilt. I am not going to blame any one person for that message getting…
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Missing Daisy
Every day I miss you the steady purr that calmed me the sweet face that adored me the warm presence beside me… You were the soft pillow beneath my brow You were every cool breeze that cleansed my spirit You were the grace of God in a ball of fur… Every day I love you…
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Enjoy the Ride
During this past semester, I was enrolled in a Directed Study. When a graduate student is interested in studying a specific topic that is not offered in a class setting, there is the option of asking a professor well-schooled in the area to direct them through research and writing on the topic throughout the semester.…
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He has all that I need…
Jesus said to them, “They need not go away; you give them something to eat.” They replied, “We have nothing here but five loaves and two fish.” And he said, “Bring them here to me.” – Matthew 14:16-18 (NRSV) This story from the Gospel of Matthew, where Jesus feeds a crowd of five thousand people…
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I pray today…
I pray today, God, that You will deepen in me the desire for what You desire. I ask that as Your desire becomes clear, You will grant me the willingness, the ability and the wisdom to choose it. Bless me with clarity and freedom as I respond to Your call. Amen.
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The Realness
I must let you see me all parts of me… the gloom and the joy the fear and the grace. You must let me see you all parts of you… the grief and the zeal the fall and the climb. For it is in the realness of our true selves, in our lightness and yes,…
Jessica L. Morris
The seeking is everything…
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