Backpack

Backpack

My soul so heavy with carking care, Each separate anguish layered there Singularly might not be So rough and burdensome for me, But massed together bring such weight They bow me down, I’m desolate. “Lift up your head, divert your eye And look!” Right there before me...
In the Shadows

In the Shadows

“Only the Shadow knows!”1 “A shadowy figure appeared through the mist.”2 “Come back. Even as a shadow, even as a dream.” 3 Shadows… They often imply something dark, hidden, illusive, or perhaps even sinister.  They often conjure up gloomy feelings like fear,...
What a Relief!

What a Relief!

Have you ever read Scripture, perhaps a familiar passage, and suddenly the Holy Spirit enlightens you to something that was hidden before?  In reading through Jesus’ prayer for the believers in John 17, I was astonished at verse 19: “For their sake I sanctify...