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Reflect and trust

The candle flame moves. Flickers. Casting large shadows on the walls. I sit in the edges of its light. 

All the celebrations of last week give way to winter quiet.  Time to remember and reflect. Looking towards the future. 

In past seasons there was little time for this quiet space. A long one, anyway. The season of raising three young children comes to mind. 

Even then, the hurry in my soul needed me to sit. Rest. Looking to the One who knows my days.  

Candlelight. Photo by David Tomaseti, Unsplash.
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Crossing Cultures Devotional Memoir

Christmas: the time came

The candle flickers. 

Just enough light to see the words. 

lighted candle
Candlelight

While they were there in Bethlehem to register, “the time came for her to give birth” (Luke 2:6).

The time came. 

On a short-term trip. In the midst of a temporary stay. Far from family and the familiar.