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Closed

Tired. In the face of closed doors and shuttered hearts.

Discouraged by disinterest. Low-grade resistance.

Some could care less about eternal realities.

It’s easy to feel like giving up.

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Lion in the thicket

Satan lurks. Like a lion in the thicket. 

Waiting to seize a victim. 

Cursing, deceit, and violence fill his mouth. From generation to generation. Oppression and terror? His language and modus operandi.

But into that thicket of devouring and death comes the Good Shepherd. 

Seeking the lost. 

Lion in the thicket. Image by Keyur Nandaniyah on Unsplash.
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Stillness

After Christmas song and celebration. Days before a new year dawns. 

Welcome stillness. In your chair. On a porch. In the woods. At a coffee shop.

And take time for remembrance.

Practice a simple scroll through the past year’s calendar. Or go on a longer walk through your journals.

Wait. Listen.

Stillness. Image by Hannah Gullixson on Unsplash.