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Lord, I Pray…
Lord, I pray that You will open my eyes so that my judgment can be removed by the compassion of Your sight. Lord, I pray that You will open my ears so that my ego is overwhelmed by the beauty of Your voice. Lord, I pray that You will open my mind so that my…
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Fire On Earth*
Everything ever sought after for fulfillmentandfor honorhas become nothing – burnt away into piles of ash,blown away by the One desire formed into my heart with this human birth.Seeing nowthe emptiness of the ash,I can welcome in the unseen Presence ofthe Onedesirejoyloveeverything ever sought after. *With thanks to Anthony de Mello for The Way to…
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The Aftermath of 9/11
Twenty-three years ago, the immediate aftermath of 9/11 was a beautiful thing. On 9/11/2001, we watched and cried as terrorists attacked the strongest country in the world. This was before social media, before everyone had a cell phone, before you could find out what was going on immediately. We were glued to television sets and…
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Some Discernment
All the things happeningin this world todaycall fora political poemor a moral diatribe…(Just writing those words feels exhausting.)Thanks be to Godfor Paul’s guidance in Romans 12:2.
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Higher Powered
Dear Friends: September 10, 2024 I’m writing to you today to announce that my new book, Higher Powered: One Woman’s Journey of Personal Eschatology, has been released by Emergence Education Press, and can be purchased on Amazon in print or for Kindle. Higher Powered is a project I have been working on since May 5,…
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Be Awake*
His words in response to my faithful testimonycut deeply into my heart.Her insistence of morality on one side onlywedged a hard lump in my throat.My trusted friends with thoughts, ideas, and beliefs so different than my own.Must I turn away, release these relationships to the universe, and move on? Or, perhaps, look within to my…
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Keep Looking
The bumblebee hovered overa sea of teeny, tiny white flowersthen clumsily fell in for a landing.Huh,I had always assumed these hearty stems by the side of the roadwere useless weeds.Once again, nature schools me: not all weeds are useless.
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John 16:33*
“In this world you will have trouble…”Do not expect it to always be obvious terminal relentless – for in the minor annoyances is where the Enemy thrives gnawing away at peace compassion kindness and love.“But take heart, because I have overcome the world.”*With thanks to Joni Eareckson Tada for sharing her suffering and her faith…
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Casualty of Hope
Sometimes the lion doesn’t roar – his presence veiled in soft steps instead of powerful posture – and I, like the innocent warthog piglet, breathe a naïve sign of relief.If only I could view the scene with the vacationers on safari.
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You Were Always There
I have reached for You in a million different ways – so many of them diseasedor frightenedor belligerentor dismayed – all while Your Spirit within meprayed the words I could not say: “I am Yoursdear Lord.With You, I am not afraid.” It sounded like groaning to me but now I know – it was You,…
Jessica L. Morris
The seeking is everything…
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