Push Harder

Today, what do I say? I’m wanting to find inspiration, and to be inspirational. I’m looking for words that will be profound, entertaining and motivating.  But I seem to have flat lined.  Nothing appears. Maybe I’m supposed to live today…

The Line of Scrimmage

As I was finishing my shower this morning, I asked, “What do I need to know about today, Lord?” “You’ve reached the line of scrimmage,” he answered me.  The line of scrimmage?  I did play in the high school band…

Hidden Treasures

I sit at the picnic bench alone, my eyes cast to the ground.  Then I hear his voice, my Lord’s voice, behind me. “The ground won’t change just by you looking at it,” he says.  “You will need to get…

Love You Cannot Put in a Box

Good morning, Lord. “Good morning.  Let go of the weight on your shoulders. You look tired and you look heavy-hearted.” “I am, Lord.  I am tired and I am somewhat sad.  I am happy to say I have not felt…

Be Calm and Carry On

“Dear God, how are you?  So I feel the need for us to talk, but I don’t know what to say.  So maybe you can start off this conversation, like you have so many.  You always seem to know exactly…

Singing Out Loud

“Good morning, Lord. Hey, I just heard myself singing . . . out loud.”  That was something that has not happened in a very long time.  I am amused.  Curious. “Yes,” he responds. “I am also amused. But not curious. …