This week for the first and last time, all three of my sons were in the same Christmas program at school. My eldest had overcome many fears to take on a lead role, and I had volunteered to work with the kids on their lines so was personally invested in many of them-I was looking […]
Lord, I have made some terrible mistakes, and I’m paying the price. Because I’m in prison, I can’t be there for my children physically, but I don’t want them to suffer for my mistakes. I miss them so much, and I feel horrible for the pain I’ve caused them in my absence. Please be with them everywhere they […]
Lord, thank You for showing us what it means to love perfectly. Through Your life, death and resurrection, You gave us everything we will ever need to live as children of the Light, including Your Spirit. We can’t always control what happens to us, but by Your grace, we can control how we respond. I […]
I know it’s easier for you to splatter black paint on me than it would be to accept the oil spill that your life has become. I also know I’m kind, quick to forgive and strong enough to scrape your darkness off me- without complaining too much. But the truth is: I am not a […]
Thank you for casting so much darkness at me. If you hadn’t been so relentless, I wouldn’t have called forth so much Light. Now I shine like the noonday sun, and your shadows can’t come near me. I forgive you and will pray for you always. Related Scripture Psalm 37:6 “He will make your […]