I prayed for my pastor today. He had crawled up into the church’s playground equipment and was scrubbing graffitied profanity with a magic eraser. As I watched him scrub, I thought of the many times people brought him their sins, cloaked as problems to be solved. Instead of offering magic erasers, my pastor gave theContinue reading “On Praying for Your Pastor”
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A Prayer Listen
“Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. To draw near to listen is better than to offer the sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they are doing evil,” the Preacher wrote in his book of Ecclesiastes. This past Saturday, there were a lot of things I could haveContinue reading “A Prayer Listen”
Because He Hears Us
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Prayer in the Present Tense
Listen HERE We drove 2,088 miles to be with my parents for Christmas and 1,662 miles to come back home again from my in-laws’ house. Driving from the top of the country to the bottom and back again gives my family the opportunity to see varied landscapes, animals, architecture, and people. It also expands myContinue reading “Prayer in the Present Tense”
How to Vote
Listen HERE I’ve been contemplating who to vote for. I’ve been praying about it. I’ve been reading (a little) about it. I’m kind of sick of hearing about it. Two elections ago, I wrote in a name. Last election, I almost didn’t vote, but then, I remembered my grandfather’s Purple Heart and voted how IContinue reading “How to Vote”
Unable
Listen HERE Last year, when my family and church traveled to camp in Medora, ND, I was too afraid to climb to the top of the butte nearby. I made it halfway up, and then my youngest son’s exuberance and aversion to caution met my fear of heights. I sat down right where I wasContinue reading “Unable”
Spiritual Sacrifices
Listen HERE The little boy motioned to me to bend down closer so that he could speak into my ear. Before then, the only whole sentences I’d heard him utter were, “Have to go bathroom,” and “Is it time to eat yet?” He had a long tale to tell that brought waves of grief asContinue reading “Spiritual Sacrifices”
Ruts
Listen HERE The weather is just right for evening walks, and we’ve been making the most of it. My youngest son recently learned how to ride a bike, so he pedals alongside me as I pull the toddler in the wagon. We live on a dirt road, and the spring rain has left quite aContinue reading “Ruts”
Tables in the Wilderness
This week, the Lord asked me to do something that I did not want to do. First, I tried the docile Moses approach of offering excuses: “I don’t feel well.” “What if bad stuff happens?” “What if it’s haaaaaard?” The Lord told me the same thing He told Moses. “My name is not the What-If.Continue reading “Tables in the Wilderness”
Whose Weapons are These?
While cleaning the garage recently, I threw a handful of sticks out into the side yard. My youngest son yelled in protest, “Those are my weapons!” I tried explaining that they were only sticks, but he carefully explained how they were daggers and arrows and scimitars. I tried a different tack. “They are not sharpContinue reading “Whose Weapons are These?”
Sarah Dixon Young 