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Devotional Making Disciples

Winter trees

Winter trees. In crisp air at dawn. Stark. Branches bare. Empty.

The fog drifts in.

As I walk in fading darkness, I think about friends and family members who are suffering.

Standing weary. In the fog of impossible circumstances. Living with ongoing crisis. Conflict. Some with never-ending pain. 

Cold and unrelenting winds whip through the lives of these loved ones.

And I ask how to pray. 

What is His way for trees in winter?

Winter trees. Image by Simon Berger on Unsplash.
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Engraved

Sin.
Engraved by diamond point. 
Written with iron stylus. 
On the tablets of their hearts 
and ours. 
Jeremiah 17:1

Cut diamond. Image by Dimitris Christou on Pixabay.
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Devotional Memoir

Wait for it

Over the holidays, we watch old movies together. 

“Wait for it….”

Expecting the coming punchline. Dialogue already in our heads. And on our lips. Story summoning memory. 

We anticipate what we’ve already seen. 

Wait for it…. Image by Joshua Earle on Unsplash