Category: Forgiveness

  • A Heart Set Free

    A Heart Set Free

    For a long time, my heart blamed you for everything that happened between us even as my head told me I had shared responsibility for the breakup. Anger, pride, selfishness, and impatience led to hurtful words, loss of relationship and mutual abandonment.  I rarely spoke about it then, and I rarely do now.  At the…

  • Hiding Out

    Hiding Out

    I see you hiding out there in the grass. Who or what are you hiding from little one? You were so well camouflaged; I nearly missed you as I walked by that evening.  It was like you were trying to blend into the grass so as not to be noticed. Why are you hiding out?…

  • Good Friday?

    Good Friday?

    This is Jesus. King of the Jews. Said the sign above His head. His body crucified on a cross. The mockers scorned Him. Darkness fell. An ominous silence. A last cry to heaven. My God, my God. Why have You forsaken me? He died an agonizing death. The earth quaked. The Temple curtain forever torn.…

  • Inspiration From the Beatitudes

    Inspiration From the Beatitudes

    I had planned to write a follow up blog post on the Beatitudes several weeks (ahem…months?) ago, but I am barely keeping my head above water with work, family and ministry responsibilities. While I don’t enjoy missing my personal goals, I rest secure in the knowledge that I am not the one in control, and…