There will be no wheelchairs, or canes, or even ‘seeing-eye dogs’ allowed in heaven. Some of us have been struggling with a mental or physical illness. Some people don’t understand and they walk away. This really hurts, and we can isolate ourselves even more. We feel not only forsaken, but even “cursed” by God. ButContinue reading “On Being Loved More Gently (Disability)”
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Drink Offerings, [Service]
“Even if I am to be poured out as a drink offering upon the sacrificial offering of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with you all.” Philippians 2:17 “For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure has come. 7 I have fought the good fight, IContinue reading “Drink Offerings, [Service]”
Melancholy in Amber
Edgar Degas, Melancholy/ c. 1874, oil on canvas, Phillips Collection, Washington D.C. The sadness flows from this painting. Degas caught the dark despondency of his model. Her inertia becomes something we can gaze on carefully and at leisure. This is one of my favorite paintings. For me, it captures an essence of what depression “looks” like. TheContinue reading “Melancholy in Amber”
Psalm 13, Your Deliverance is Ready
Psalm 13, For the choir director: A psalm of David. Five Questions 1 “O Lord, how long will you forget me? Forever? How long will you look the other way? 2 How long must I struggle with anguish in my soul, with sorrow in my heart every day? How long will my enemy have the upper hand?”Continue reading “Psalm 13, Your Deliverance is Ready”
