A clean heart create for me, God; renew within me a steadfast spirit. Psalm 51: 12 For he will be like a refiner’s fire. Malachi 3:2 At first the denial hurts. It feels like a punishment. So we are tempted to stop, and maybe we do. In time we see how little there is thatContinue reading >>
Tell the mystery of the glorious body
Good Friday one year ago: I had no singing engagements. I attended 3:00 pm service with my mother and we sat near the front of the church. Someone sang beautifully and it wasn’t me and I was envious. I couldn’t stay standing for very long, and though my pain was minimal it was clear thatContinue reading >>
Little loyalties, to Christ and to all
I’ve never been a very good friend. I’m the type of person who expects to be able to pick up where a friendship has left off, regardless of whether I have picked up the phone in the interim. I have a particular aversion to using the phone. Since I’ve been sick, I have been bombardedContinue reading >>
The sacrifices we don’t choose
I have a secret I have been keeping for weeks now. After only a few weeks I backed out on my usual Lenten commitment of not drinking throughout the season. We were out at an event and someone put a glass of wine down in front of me and I realized that this particular sacrificeContinue reading >>
What I’m into, February 2015
I spent most of February recovering from surgery. I had big plans to read more, but ended up working on other projects (such as addressing wedding invitations) for some of the time I was laid up on the couch. Regardless, I still had time to get into a few things, so I’m linking up withContinue reading >>