Tag: hope
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To Be Human
I once believed I was a wallflower, A seed sown in an empty field, Thinking thoughts and speaking in tongues No one could understand, A circus clown performing to a crowd of empty seats, Alienated. Ostracized. Alone. But the more I observe the human condition, The more I see that no one is spared from…
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A Change of Perspective
Recently, I’ve been reading a book called “He Walks Among Us – Encounters With Christ In A Broken World” by Richard and his wife Renee Stearns, who is the president of World Vision – a Christian humanitarian organization. In it, the couple shares stories of children and families they have encountered in their work, applying the…
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The Winds of Grace and Truth
God does not lie hidden in churches, does not remain enclosed in a secret tomb that only gets opened once a week. He is the light that penetrates the clouds on a dreary day, the rain the falls down from the heavens, the beauty in the sound of a piano key being struck or the…
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A Light in the Darkness
When all lights have been extinguished And it seems all stars have faded to black, When all mock your name And this cold world leaves you on your back, When sickness leaves your body limp And you’re unable to make it on your own, When friends turn against you And you feel you’re all alone,…
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Finding Meaning During Hard Times
The worst thing about mental illness is not that it cages your life, but that it cages your soul. You feel trapped, doomed to live life as a person that doesn’t feel or resemble the real “you”. More than anything else though, I think it makes it nearly impossible to find hope in your life.…
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