Tag Archives: love

Masquerade: Mother Hen

This entry is part 4 of 4 in the series Masquerade

I’m going to read some words out loud.  As I read these words, picture in your mind the person who first spoke them.  Try to imagine his face.  Picture the forehead, the eyebrows, the eyes, the lips, the teeth, and the skin color.  Is he happy?  Is he sad?  Is he mad?  Here are his [...]

Read full storyComments { 0 }

Prayer from Psalm 137: Expectations

This entry is part 144 of 158 in the series Prayers from the Psalms

Sometimes, Lord, I am expected to sing praises.  But all I can manage are the blues. Sometimes I am expected to forgive.  But all I want is revenge. Sometimes I am expected to bloom where I’m planted.  But all I want is to be uprooted and planted somewhere else. Most of the time I fall short [...]

Read full storyComments { 0 }