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Devotional Making Disciples

Lamp shining

Lamp shining in a dark place. That’s what Peter calls it. 

Truth speaking. Holding us steady while it is night.

So, pay attention. Watch and learn. 

Until the Day dawns. 

Lamp shining. Image by Gadiel Lazcano on Unsplash.
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Devotional Making Disciples

Unfolding year

Unfolding year before us. Already scheduled with best-laid plans that can so quickly come apart. Scatter. 

The unexpected changes calendars. Disrupts orderly lives. Next steps. 

A look back at the past year is case-in-point.

Unfolding year. Image by Behnam Norouzi on Unsplash.
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Crossing Cultures Making Disciples Memoir

Broken pieces

In December, a treasured necklace from Japan falls on the floor. Breaks. 

And I get on my knees. Gathering broken pieces. Fragments. 

Trying to put the puzzle back together. But it sits.

Incomplete.

So I place what remains in a bowl. Not ready to give up on it yet. Perhaps a shard or two skittered under a cabinet. 

Broken pieces.