Posted by in Devotionals, Stories I see a bride. She is beautiful, dressed in white. The bride begins to run. She stumbles and falls. Her dress rips and stains in her struggle to get back up. This bride, she does get up. Struggling to her feet, she throws the train of her dress over her arm, and starts to run…Read more »
Posted by in Devotionals, Love it! Waiting in eager anticipation. Life struggles to be born. Love is coming. Light. Waiting in a shaft of light, surrounded by darkness. Death has visited. The aching loss of life departed, the threat of emptiness. I cannot help but be drawn to Advent. Birth. New life. The coming, the anticipation, the excitement. New birth is neither…Read more »
Posted by in Devotionals, Love it! A sharp cry pierces the silent night. I bolt upright in bed, heart pounding. Through the thick fog of sleep, I struggle to make sense of where I am and what woke me. Loud wailing serves as the reminder, and I stumble out of bed towards the sound. Lurching through the dark, I follow the cry. The peace of sleep has…Read more »
Posted by in Devotionals, Stories It was a beautiful warm autumn day. The sun was shining, birds were singing, and two Canadians living abroad had been freed. When Rob and I first moved to London, we were content, perhaps even thrilled, with public transportation. We happily rode the underground tube, the above ground trains, and the double decker busses. It was…Read more »
Posted by in Devotionals For every ONE promise of Your first coming There are EIGHT promises of Your second A bold declaration of Hope ***** The first Advent, humble and quiet A star in the darkness A baby curled up in human frailty A whisper in the silent night Emmanuel, God with us God made flesh, dwelling among us…Read more »
Posted by in Devotionals I stand, eyes raised, and proclaim Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name Unable to comprehend true holiness, I profane it Slapping the designation on anything In confidence I knock on the door of heaven and declare Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven I mean only…Read more »
Posted by in Devotionals, Stories The year was 1997. Newly married, Rob and I had moved from our small hometown to the busy city of Calgary. There was much to take in. One of the things that captured both my eye and my imagination was this huge sign at our neighbourhood Gas Station. Recent improvements had been completed, a new LASER touchless car wash had…Read more »
Posted by in Devotionals While living in London we quickly discovered the most efficient way to get around the city was by using the Tube. Descending into the bowels of the city, you could step onto any number of trains and be whisked through a sprawling labyrinth of tunnels only to miraculously emerge at your destination. While riding the Tube,…Read more »
Posted by in Devotionals, Love it! My daughter had a friend over yesterday and they were playing this funny game where one of them would hum a tune, and the other would say what was happening in the song. (Excellent form of entertainment which I am tempted to try with adults!) I was telling the little boy’s Dad about the game…Read more »
Posted by in Devotionals It remains true that for me, details are daunting. I am easily overwhelmed and quick to get lost in them. It is the dreams that call to me; inspire me. Lost in a world of my own, I drift away to places I can control. Here I have the power to imagine, plan, change. Inevitably, I am brought back…Read more »
A Space for Grace 