i won’t let go till you give me this poem!
but why am i writing it?
innocence explained
Joy is not naivete. To be innocent is not to be ignorant. To rejoice in hope is to be a light in the darkness.
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adventures arranged
What if you could step out of your normal everyday life for a hour or two and into the midst of an adventure particular to you?
Read Morea feeling like israel
shining
the beam of light illumines a face shrouded in shadow
it is a young face — oh, such a young face!
The Beauty behind
It’s hard sometimes, isn’t it, when all we can see are the shadows of things.
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The adventure that Aslan gives
This year has been … where shall I begin?
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The mouse and the cathedral
Being a cathedral exposes your heart and your soul to everyone within earshot; being a mouse makes it easy to hide.
Read Morecompline
Emmanuel — behold Him the Meek and Mighty, child the universe’s Maker come to what we have defiled Emmanuel — o praise Him the righteous Warrior wise He comes the fettered heart to free and none will He despise Emmanuel — adore Him the Shepherd tender, true He comes the broken to restore and make…
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i thank Thee, uncreated Son that Thou didst deign to shine within the darkness of my soul and warm my heart with Thine i thank Thee, ever-endless One Who left Thy holy throne to take my evanescent frame and wear it as Thine own i thank Thee, Living Water sweet Whose life Thou freely gave…
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go seek Him in the country
go find Him by the way
go see that in your night has dawned
the light of endless day
matins
wake up, the sun is risen wake up, the night is done wake up, for sorrow’s ended wake up, for joy is won wake up, in love He suffered wake up, in love He bled wake up, the Hero conquered wake up, the dragon’s dead wake up, the sea is gleaming wake up, the sky’s…
Read Morethe way things are
He wants me to hold His hand and walk with Him, trusting that He’s big enough to pick up the trees across the path and dig out the boulders in the way, and that He’s patient enough to match His strides to mine and pick me up and dust me off each time i fall down, even if it’s every other step.
and that’s just the way things are.
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