“The Holy Sound” Stanza 4 One of the most desperate needs in my or anyone’s life is grace. We cannot earn grace; earning it defies its very definition. Although He was a mighty God, Jesus came to us as a seed of man, swaddled within the […]
Category: Poetry
The Sound of a Plan
The Holy Sound – Stanza #3 You would think that God’s mighty King of Kings would be born in a palace. However, God’s plans are different than ours. He was born in a lowly stable before a humble audience of farm animals. No doctor, midwife, or […]
The Sound of Freedom
The Holy Sound, Stanza #2 Heaven’s Mighty deliverer and King entered the earth as a helpless infant, reliant on humans to care for him. Mary was just a teenager, and Joseph wasn’t much older than her. The tiny hands of an infant held the seeds that […]
The Sound of a Whisper
The Holy Sound, Stanza #1 Three weeks in December is never enough to prepare for what Christmas has become. In the U.S. we celebrate Thanksgiving while simultaneously preparing for Christmas. The extra responsibilities, make it even more difficult to appreciate either holiday. This time of year […]
Blessings Within the Tragedy (My Covid Chronicles)
This year, there was no quiet coffee in the peace of Christmas morning as everyone slept. This almost holy time for me didn’t exist this year, nor did any semblance of Christmas we love. Things can always be worse, but they certainly could have been better […]