Then shall the trees of the forest sing for joy before the coming of the Beloved, who reigns in glory! Psalm 96 (Psalms for Praying by Nan Merrill) Throughout these past weeks I feel that I have been living the symbolic theme of the sacred season of Advent in the Christian year: the deep hope in the coming …
Light Shines in the Darkness
We have continued to walk further through the "valley of the shadow of death" since our previous blog. As Richard recovered from cancer surgery, we found out that he had three blocked arteries that required immediate open heart surgery. Serious complications that arose after this surgery led to several more hospitalizations during the weeks that …
Walking Through the Valley of the Shadow of Death
Maintain hope and let the future unfold like the rose from the blossom of the present moment. These were the words that came to me shortly after finding out a few months ago that Richard had a very serious and rare form of malignant melanoma. The sudden shock of this diagnosis and the experiences that …
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Praying in the Darkness
It is lovely when you are suffering to know that someone is carrying the icon of your presence on the altar of their heart. …
