Category: Personal Growth
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Lament By The Sea
Post Views = 833I walk to the shoreline.Heavy weights propel me forward.I am sinking.Yet I feel the rhythm and the reassurance of monotony.And I lift my eyes to take in Eternity. (Pause) I’m here at the edge, in my mess.It’s tempting to step back to where I can’t get wet,But the One who is All-Vulnerable draws…
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One Voice
Post Views = 728Five-year-old me is standing on a rough-hewn swing, singing in time, oblivious to voices that spring from the church next door, “don’t grow up proud,”“be demure,” “girls should not be loud,” harmonious, acceptable voices – soon to reach my ears – burning my cheeks, not meant to impeach. The preacher’s daughter shrinks and into…