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The mystery is that grace still finds us, hidden well beneath the cellar stairs—angry, broken, sinful, sad.
When we’ve crawled into our painful cave to lick our wounds or plot revenge, we hear the footsteps on the stair. We hear the sound of Jesus’ gentle laughter: “You can stop being afraid now. All-y, all-y—yes—in free!”
The games are finally over. When grace comes seeking you, there’s no more need to hide. What’s wounded starts to heal. Your past all gets forgiven. The lonely all get friended.
Today, get found: step out into the light. Enjoy the life you’ve always sought.
And stay in grace. -Bill Knott
“Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul.”
The poet’s words from long ago ring true each dawn. It may be finches perching on the feeder; it might be pigeons cooing on some ledge; it could be sparrows clustered on an edge. But somehow, with the rising light, our spirits rise as we...
Published 11/21/24
We are not alone . . .
Depending on how you see the universe, that thought could bring you comfort—or deep terror.
If you view everything beyond your fence as threat, as something to be feared, you’ll spend your days defending only what you already have and what you’ve previously learned.
But if,...
Published 11/14/24