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Monthly Archives: March 2014

Holy

In my search for thin places, it has become obvious to me that often what you might anticipate would be Holy may not be, and that Holy lurks about in the oddest of places. But in all, you really have to be looking for it. Holy can be right there. Right in front of you,Continue reading “Holy”

Posted bydeacondawnMarch 31, 2014Posted inLentLeave a comment on Holy

Peace

This is Ammeaux (Ammo). Sometimes we call him Meaux (Mo) for short. Meaux belongs to my niece, who for educational reasons is living far from her family for a short time. Although it seems like a long time. Meaux was a gift from a caring friend, and has become her constant companion. He loves toContinue reading “Peace”

Posted bydeacondawnMarch 30, 2014March 28, 2014Posted inLentLeave a comment on Peace

Renew

Renew means to restart after an interruption. That’s a cool way to think about it. Because there are so many things that we renew before there is an interruption. We renew subscriptions because we don’t want them to lapse. We renew our operators license because we don’t want them to penalize us. However, we oftenContinue reading “Renew”

Posted bydeacondawnMarch 29, 2014March 28, 2014Posted inLentLeave a comment on Renew

Silence

come from a history of storytellers and detailers, which mean everything is a narrative for me. And the people I meet or even bump into become part of the narrative. A friend of mine says he loves to travel with me because I seem to already know the stories of people, and he is okayContinue reading “Silence”

Posted bydeacondawnMarch 28, 2014March 28, 2014Posted inLentLeave a comment on Silence

Discipline

Discipline is the willingness to persevere, to be obedient to teachings you have learned; even when you are not quite sure your teaching is up to the position you are in currently. I took this very dark image while assisting a dear friend in moving his boat. The boat needed a haul out to doContinue reading “Discipline”

Posted bydeacondawnMarch 27, 2014March 22, 2014Posted inLentLeave a comment on Discipline

Presence

Surely the presence of the Lord is in this place. I can feel His mighty power and His grace. I can hear the brush of angels wings. I see glory on each face. Surely the presence of the Lord is in this place. One of the fortunate side effects of searching for thin places isContinue reading “Presence”

Posted bydeacondawnMarch 26, 2014March 22, 2014Posted inLentLeave a comment on Presence

Reflection

So on a hike with friends a few days ago, we had paused to take some images, a friend of mine commented that she loved looking for reflections. They seemed to always be there, but you often don’t see them until later. Reflections can easily be missed, initially and then make themselves known. What isContinue reading “Reflection”

Posted bydeacondawnMarch 25, 2014March 22, 2014Posted inLentLeave a comment on Reflection

Spirit

I love talking to the confirmation classes about the Holy Spirit, because ultimately one of them will say “it sounds like a ghost.” And then I tell them that the church I grew up in called it the Holy Ghost. And then we spend a few, well more than a few, moments discussing God’s wisdomContinue reading “Spirit”

Posted bydeacondawnMarch 24, 2014March 22, 2014Posted inLentLeave a comment on Spirit

Rest

Along with all of creation we are commanded to rest. And unlike a good portion of creation, we choose not to. Oh, we have very good reasons not to. There’s work, school, entertainment, there’s any number of reasons we can come up with not to rest. The way I see it, rest was important enoughContinue reading “Rest”

Posted bydeacondawnMarch 23, 2014March 21, 2014Posted inLentLeave a comment on Rest

Praise

On the tiny island of Iona off the West coast of Scotland if you wait long enough, the world will cross your path. Once while sitting on a bus, waiting to return to the island from my day off, I saw students from my home town who were there with their seminary. So it comesContinue reading “Praise”

Posted bydeacondawnMarch 22, 2014March 21, 2014Posted inLentLeave a comment on Praise

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