In silence, we wait. Pondering, hoping. Waiting quietly, anxiously outside the tomb. His bloody and broken body lay in rags. We feel the weight – weight of our sins upon Him, We are the reason He came – the reason He lay behind the stone on this day of darkness and grief. In silence, weContinue reading “SILENT SATURDAY”
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: On the Other Side of Easter (Written 2020)
Growing up we had two paintings in my house I can distinctly remember always being there. One was a painting of The Last Supper with Jesus standing up at the table, arms stretched out as if welcoming each disciple, even his betrayer, into them. The other was of an old man, hands folded in prayer,Continue reading “THROWBACK THURSDAY: On the Other Side of Easter (Written 2020)”
On the Other Side of Easter
Growing up we had two paintings in my house I can distinctly remember always being there. One was a painting of The Last Supper with Jesus standing up at the table, arms stretched out as if welcoming each disciple, even his betrayer, into them. The other was of an old man, hands folded in prayer,Continue reading “On the Other Side of Easter”
Holy Week Poem
On that cross, My sins nailed through your hands and feet, Pinning you down. Unable to move, to speak. The weight of my transgressions held you there- Too much for you to overcome. All of my guilt, fears, weaknesses, shame sat upon your crowned head- Pushing in the thorns, It was for my pain thatContinue reading “Holy Week Poem”
THE PROMISE OF THE RESURRECTION
My favorite quote by Martin Luther is this: “Our Lord has written the promise of resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in springtime.” I think about this quote every spring. I love springtime in Texas. I love to watch the trees slowly begin to be born again. It seems to happenContinue reading “THE PROMISE OF THE RESURRECTION”