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The Chase
“Those who run after other gods will suffer more and more.” – Psalm 16:4a I don’t like feeling crappy. I don’t like feeling uncertain of myself. I want to feel better. I want to feel more important. I want to be loved and admired and respected and revered. Maybe if I had more money. Maybe…
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Dear God…
I thank You for all those who have walked the path before me. Thank You for their willingness to help me find my way… Thank You for their generosity in imparting wise words, and in sharing harrowing experiences with blessed outcomes and definite endings… Thank You for their kindness and compassion as my heart and…
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The Saints
Today, they walk softly in our midst no sounds heard no faces seen. The deeds once enveloped with Love now living in memories alone warming hearts known and unknown. Today, those acts and moments of trusts carry on in souls touched regenerate in minds inspired. A smile remembered in sparkling eyes encourages renewal even now…
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Retreat
The first “ahhhh” of vacation enters my soul as my car pulls away from the parking lot at work. The further I drive from there, the lighter my soul becomes. It is a sense of peacefulness I only feel one time a year. It is a long-awaited break. It is a much-needed reprieve from responsibilities.…
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The Zamboni Rider
Between periods of an ice hockey game, two Zambonis come out on the ice to smooth things out for the players. In addition to the seat on the Zamboni for the driver, there is another seat, for an enthusiastic fan to ride along. Usually, children get the honor of sitting in this seat. They may…
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Desolation
Why so often must you come entering subtly the corners of my mind… Why must you always sit and wait outside the softly loved walls of my heart… Why so much enjoyment do you take upsetting the peace within my soul? Leave me be, oh murky desolation! Your darkness I no longer seek!
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One
I am the trees the leaves that turn with seasons the buds that start anew… I am the clouds dark with threatening storms light and fluffy with peace… I am the robin nesting in twigs from my trees soaring below, between and through my clouds… I am the sun and the moon sharing warmth and…
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Ahhhh…
The first time we traveled to this lovely place, we didn’t know our first tradition had been born. Each year since then, as the leaves burst out in bright oranges, reds and yellows, we set out together to escape the world, our responsibilities, our stresses, our regular old lives. The anticipation begins to percolate during…
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The Shield
The thought enters my mind and seems logical, probable. It festers there amidst the harsh realities of thoughtless strangers corrupt organizations selfish others. It feeds and grows and increases in volume. It rationalizes its worth and its power. What it doesn’t know is the voice of grace. What it cannot see is the shield around…
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On the Path
“Getting answers to my questions is not the goal of the spiritual life. Living in the presence of God is the greater call.” – Henri Nouwen, Discernment (pg. 67) It was probably about twenty or so years ago that I first had the inkling that I might want to work as a chaplain, maybe on…
Jessica L. Morris
The seeking is everything…
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