Month: December 2009
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Believing: Day 25
that Christmas prayers aren’t just for Christmastime. An Advent Prayer by Henri Nouwen Lord Jesus, Master of both the light and the darkness, send your Holy Spirit upon our preparations for Christmas. We who have so much to do, seek quiet spaces to hear your voice each day. We who are anxious over many things…
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The Savior of the World
I heard the screams first and knew immediately it was one of mine. We mothers are gifted like that, so intertwined in spirit with our young that we recognize their voices in a sea of noise. I swallowed hard, looking up from my position by my in-laws’ sink, dripping hands motionless over the counter. “Brian,”…
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Believing: Day 23
That He came. Over the last two days I have received overwhelming and heartbreaking news in the lives of two separate friends. And I have wept. I have shouted. I have punched the leather seats of the car in my frustration. I have shaken my head. I have had to explain to my children. I…
A Spring of Joy 