On Sunday, we sang, “Joy to the world, the Lord is come!” And then our worship leader reminded us that to truly understand the joy of Christmas, the weight of what God has done in this season, we must see the brokenness that sin has brought into this world. Brokenness is obvious. Maybe you’ve experienced…
A Prayer of Lament Arise, O Lord. Lift up your hand.Please do not forget the helpless — The moms, dads, and grandparents whose children are deadThe children who witnessed this tragedy and livedThe educators who have given their very lives to protect their chargesThe town that weeps for the slain — God, we know you…
Our circumstances The war against Ukraine continues to rage on – it’s been more than a month. I find myself vacillating between anger and sorrow. I’m angry that Putin is trying to destroy Ukraine; it seems so unreasonable. I’m sorrowful because innocent lives are being killed in both Russia and Ukraine; it seems so unnecessary….
We exalt you, Lord, our great God.You are Creator and Redeemer, All-Wise, All-Knowing, Ever-Present. Where can we go from your Spirit?If we celebrate with laughter, you rejoice with us-If we lie down in the depths of despair, you comfort us –If we rise with the dawn, you greet us –If we travel to the far…
God, you see all and know all,your eyes are upon your creation,those in the heat of battle, those praying from a distance. We affirm and recognize that you, our God, have beenand continue to be Immanuel, God with us, an ever-present help in time of trouble. Yet this week, we have witnessed and experienced intense anguish:The…
That, and the voices of my characters just . . . stopped. I can’t hear them anymore, Ruby. All I hear is my own grating thoughts. Is there anything more horrid than being trapped inside yourself with nothing but your own insecurities? Sarah Jio, Goodnight June: A Novel The pandemic has been difficult.Being an introvert, I expected to…