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Oh, I hope so- And that hope Is forged in suffering, Hammered by prayer, Tempered by faith, Made rusty by waiting And sometimes Hope is all I have.   Yes.   But hope is also a seed, Not so much patient as stubborn, Eager to make an opportunity Of the slightest thaw, The slimmest break… Read more

The difference Between who we are And who we can be Is great, And it will take Lots of hard work To make that journey. Without repentance and forgiveness, We will become Lost in the wilderness, And without a half-peck of faith And a carload of grace We will never make it, Not at all…. Read more

Waiting in the hospital lobby, I saw two families leave With their brand-new babies, And I saw one family gather, Tears flowing, Prayers rising, Mourning a loved one’s death. We come into this world And then we leave.   In between we rise, We fall, We struggle, We persevere, We pray. We laugh, We cry…. Read more

This world Has its share of troubles, And more, And so do you Though you’ve done your best With what you had- Considered the facts, Listened to the pros and cons, Made hard decisions and Followed through.   But trouble comes uninvited, Like a salesman with his shoe in the door, Like rain through a… Read more

I do not Know enough, Nor save enough, Nor love enough, Nor dare enough, Nor even pray enough- For those are things That can never be done, Enough.   But I do laugh enough To enjoy the day, And cry enough To massage my pain, And imagine enough To look forward to tomorrow, And wonder… Read more

“The artistic image is not intended to represent the thing itself, but, rather, the reality of the force the thing contains.” -James Baldwin, reporting on African art.   So what image shall I use To portray the force Of a life held back, Of garden mowed over Before it came to bloom?   And what… Read more

Once – I swear, Just once – I brought something home Some assembly required. I scattered it all across the den Parts here, pieces there, and began But never finished. Weeks later, when a friend was visiting, I asked her help And she entered in Only to gasp! Parts scattered and missing Directions torn and… Read more

Learning to read another’s moods Predict another’s reactions To know their angle of vision – To walk, if even lightly In their shoes – How easy it is not to, How hard it can be to do – An even doing, How hard it can be to understand. And to think that another Has done… Read more

He said the truth was He was nervous, And pretty sure he was not Up to the task. But the other truth was He trusted God When he was nervous, And even when He was afraid- So, he took steps In a certain direction, Repeating to himself “Trust in the LORD Trust in the LORD…”… Read more

  Sometimes in the evenings, When the sun steps down from her high place, I crawl through the garden on hands and knees, Pulling a few weeds So that my tomatoes and my squash Have it all to themselves, And in the midst of my labor I find meaning and joy.   And sometimes in… Read more