I have adored You from afar But now I adore in nearness I have heard Your whisper But now I hear Your voice I have wondered about You But now I dream with You

The rock where I sat felt cool against my back as I watched the sun continue to climb in the sky. The trails had been empty and I enjoyed the solitude. I contemplated staying where I was, but there was a need to go on. Getting up once more I moved further along. Cresting the [...]

The wild grass lay upon the hillside softly blowing in the breeze. To look at it was to watch a moving blanket of gold shimmer in the early sunrise. I wanted to jump into it and roll around like a child. The wonder of playing in such softness held my imagination. I let my eyes [...]

“How do we seduce them? We can only live inside them if they invite us to come in. What would make them open up their homes to us; open up their very minds and hearts?” The one speaking had a twisted form as though ridden with cancerous tumors. He’d been around since the millennium, biding [...]

We sat in a coffee shop talking about our lives and what Jesus was doing in us. Upon our table were a few books we had brought to exchange. A woman passed by more than once trying to ascertain what we were about. She had been sitting alone in a corner. Finally she worked up [...]

I had my head down watching my steps as I made my way up the trail of the small hill. Avoiding a fist sized hole, I stopped to check my footing. Looking up I could see the deer. She was eating and hadn’t yet taken note of my presence. I stood still enjoying the private [...]

You call me to come away. To follow wherever You lead. Step by step I move along taking large leaps into Your unknown. Opening my eyes, You show me the truth of surrender. How easily I acted in obedience to the large steps, but there were little foxes in my garden I had allowed to [...]