I wonder sometimes. Out of the million choices and decisions I must face, what if I make the wrong one? I worry sometimes. Am I serving God? Or am I serving myself? Are my constant failures proof that my faith isn’t strong enough? Am I in danger of losing the grace, mercy, and love of… Continue reading Serve the Lord with Guilt
Category: law
Laws of Beauty
Plastic molded stiff armed beauty Velcro dress and plastic shoes I cut your hair one afternoon Naive, deceived, it won’t grow back You were made in the image of pretty Smooth and polished synthetic smile In the image of what I could be Shiny glossy plastic teeth Stiff armed beauty, straight up or down Popped… Continue reading Laws of Beauty
Recognized and Bound
Lined eyes, now brighter, looks happier. That's what she thought they should see. What stared back in the mirror. Smoothed flesh, blurring the lines and freckles of age and circumstance. All one shade now, bronzed over with a splash of sunshine from a bottle. Beautiful, they must think. Stained lips, rosy and fresh. Glossy with… Continue reading Recognized and Bound
Who Are You to Walk the Walk?
“Walk the walk”. When I hear that phrase, I know that it means something for me. Get it together. There is a way you should be acting and things you should be doing. Generally, I think I'm a pretty good person and I think I do what I’m supposed to. But when I hear about… Continue reading Who Are You to Walk the Walk?
Knowledge: Bondage or Freedom?
Knowledge will set you free. So we believe. Our jobs, our relationships, our future, our faith, if we just know enough about it all, where is is going and what it all means, then everything will turn out all right. If we don’t find ourselves taking that wrong turn down the path that we thought… Continue reading Knowledge: Bondage or Freedom?