Author Note: A Sermon delivered to Orange City United Methodist Church (Orange City, FL) on August 8, 2021. “How long ago was that day?” Job thought. He’d been so distraught and disturbed, he could merely only observe that time had continued to progress unrelentingly, unmercifully, without noting its amount or meaning. Time had continued—was it … Continue reading God’s Deafening Silence: A Reflection on Job 19:1-8
Unwanted By What I Pursued
I pursued what I loved, but was unwanted by what I pursued. You enticed me with mystery and truth, noble pursuits of the highest kind. You dangled a deeper kind of knowing before me. I remember how you offered sacred wonders and rituals of the strangest sort. How could I refuse? How does one deny … Continue reading Unwanted By What I Pursued
Speaking Silence
I stepped into my own silence,a place where sense fades and reason fails.There I waited in my darkness,straining to hear what cannot be heard.And as I sat alone, waiting for what does not speak,I listened for a voice to finally call me.But nothing spoke to me, and my ears became deaf from the noiseless void.And … Continue reading Speaking Silence
UNTITLED
Selah. Stand in the silence and hear Your own heart. Hanging. Hear your life. Selah. Stand in the silence and hear Your breath move your blood. A rush. Then pause. Stand in the silence and hear Your grandparents; Voices not far. Their life. In you. Listen. Selah. Stand in the silence and hear The child. … Continue reading UNTITLED
