Aug 25, 2017 | images of God, prayer, psalm
I long for You, O Steadfast Love, like the morning glory longs for dawn; and yet if You turned Your gaze my way how could I stand in Your sight? I long for You, O Foolish Hope, like the desert longs for the rain; and yet if You flooded over me how could I keep my...
Aug 20, 2017 | discipleship, psalm
Go away from me! Christ, have mercy. I am broken and beaten down, worn and weary, and too discouraged to brave the sight of you. I am starved by the hatred of the world. Go away — your glory only reminds me of my imperfection, your grace shames my sin. Come...
Aug 13, 2017 | justice, love, music, news, racism
O Love Supreme, our foundation and our irritation, our comfort and our chastisement: The earth quakes with the marching of racism (in every generation, new boots carry the same hatred) but we who know Love Supreme will not be shaken. The air blisters and scorches with...
Aug 11, 2017 | faith, peace, psalm
If I am zealous in faith but do know not peace, I am a dangerous firebrand. If I kneel before the LORD but cannot stand beside my neighbor, I am a self-righteous Judas. If I preach “Christ is near” but shame those who cry to Jesus, I am a false and jealous...