grief – Mother A Writes

Rend Your Heart

Joel 2:1-2,12-17 This world will break your heart if you let it. There is so much to grieve, so much to fear, so much to run from. Most of us, most of the time, are numb to some or all of it. Sometimes, the numbness is the only way to keep going, to keep fromContinue reading “Rend Your Heart”

Joy & Grief

Luke 23:1-49 A speaker at a lecture I recently attended pointed out that there are two emotions that we are meant to cultivate, two emotions that come up again and again in Jesus’s life and in his preaching. Joy, and grief. Blessed are those who mourn. Rejoice and be glad. Blessed are you who weepContinue reading “Joy & Grief”

I Just Pray for Peace

I recently had the great privilege to hear in person a song that has carried me through some really hard times. The singer-songwriter Spencer LaJoye is a nonbinary Queer artist with a Masters in Divinity and an incredible gift for telling the beautiful truth. When introducing this song at their concert in Roanoke last week,Continue reading “I Just Pray for Peace”

Inheritance

I’ve been thinking a lot about your dining table The one you spent weeks, months hunting for. It has to be big enough, you said, For all of us. For the family. The pride in your smile when you found it The pictures didn’t do it justice, you said. It needs a little love, youContinue reading “Inheritance”