Martha looks so happy! She’s not just serving tonight. She is floating! Her face, radiant. Never did I think filling cups and serving food could look like such fun. Or, so much like…worship! How wonderful that my sister has found such peace! I know I should be helping Martha right now, but I can’t help […]
Good Friday
A Night Like No Other
As the world and all of her inhabitants settled in for the night—You walked into a garden.
As mothers tucked their children into bed, You fell to your knees in prayer.
As fathers locked their doors to keep evil out, You prepared to face it head on.
As infants cried tears of hunger, You cried tears of holy surrender.
As humanity stood lost and defiant, You humbly laid down your life to save ours.
Tears streamed down her lightly freckled cheeks as her blue eyes swam in an emotion she couldn’t quite identify. Her head bowed over the opened page. Her finger reverently traced each word. She whispered his name. She squeezed her eyes shut and muttered, why? She shook her head, too repulsed to continue. She scanned the […]
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