Reading the truth of her words, shame, messiness, suffering, these come into all our lives. We choose how to deal. I am journaling my thoughts as I read through L.L. Barkat’s book Stone Crossings. She graciously allows me to weave her words in a way that helps me remember. In the remembering I see that God writes our stories and uses each one for His glory if we choose. Even the times our stories are filled with…
Chapter 2 - Shame
sordid shame
exposes
crushed crimson
covers
Chapter 3 - Messiness
pouring prayers
like magic potions
dreams delayed
doubt despair, daily,
truth toils,
time, trust totally
Chapter 4 - Suffering
stroke stones
scorn Shiloh
ask Assyria
prodigals path
humbled hunger
consider choice
ruin rage
God’s grace
Life is light and darkness, we can reach toward the light or sink into the darkness. Covered, trusting, God’s grace – I see her straining toward the light and join her there. Exposed, despairing, raging - she grieves for those who choose to sink and seek to drag others with them – I grieve also.
4 comments:
Nancy, your weaving honors. Thank you. :)
Humbled hunger, God's grace...so much beauty in those two phrases.
Glad I read this. You're the third person that's echoed L.L.'s Stone Crossings. Maybe I should read it. ;)
Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
L.L. - Again, thanks for allowing me to weave.
Dianna - I hunger for more of His grace.
Brock - Welcome. I would encourage you to read it - it gives hope.
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