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Surrender and worship

Picking through pieces of my journal, I come across a scattering of words. Spiraling down the page in quick succession. Heart cry detailing the inner work of surrender. Submission.  Worship.

Two hands, opened with palms up.
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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.

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Crossing Cultures Devotional

When I am afraid

“When I am afraid, I will trust in You, I will trust in You, I will trust in You….In God whose Word I praise.”

Steve Green’s “Hide ‘Em in Your Heart” recording of Scripture songs for children played often in our home. But this particular song was on repeat in my mind. On my lips.

Even after the kids were in bed fast asleep.

Karachi scene. “Across the street” by artist Yawar Imam 1996