hope
-
The God of All Comfort – a poem for any life season
the flowers we plantedwould bloom,draw the birds over time.the birds would singin the morninglouder than my sorrow,or equal to my joy.I studied this for a while,bitter in spirit or sweetof souluntil the comfort of Godwon out;the birdsonghad never been a commentaryon my life season at all,it was simplythe Lord God doingbeautiful thingsas He always had… Continue reading
-
A Poem for the Faithless (I understand.)
more than once Ibentthe vineto make sure therewas life(oh ye of little faith)and then one day whilelooking awayit bloomed,of course it did.(Lord, help myunbelief.) -S.V.F., Faith read more: The Heart of Hugh – launching this spring Hope is a Gangly Thing – words for March The Grace of God in Seasons of Pain Continue reading
-
Don’t Take Me Back – the painful side of social media’s 2016 trend
2016 is trending;but it’s the year that markedthe years to comeof lifewithout a babythe year I didnt knowthat I would startto die. 2016 is trending;it’d be a long and painfulburialmonth by monthby month bymonth—this is what it’s liketo diewhen you arestill alive. (But are you?) I can’t get backthere.Nor do I want to—do not take meback.… Continue reading
