Beyond Beauty & Divinity

Sometimes, Lord, I admit: my heart gets heavy with what’s right in front of me. I want strength for the next ten steps, not just today. But You remind me: my portion for today is enough. If I bring You all my impatience, my doubts, my insufficient faith, will You meet me here? Let tomorrow be Yours. Today, just give me enough hope to keep my heart steady and enough strength to trust You in what I can’t see.

I confess, I often want to be the hero in my own story. But You’re the Author: you write hope into my unknown chapters. Breathe peace when anxiety tries to take over. Thank You for walking beside me in the mess and the miracle, in my questions and my quiet trust. I may not see what’s ahead, but I know Who holds it.

"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." (Matthew 6:34)

Not Proving Yourself

When Parents die, nothing is the same anymore. We can no longer be children, we will no longer feel carried away by their hugs, kisses and words of encouragement. It seems like life is getting harder because their protective love is no longer there. When parents are no longer with us, we are orphans and that is hard regardlss of age. Even though you created your family, the face of your parents is ingrained in you for eternity. All people, even if we are adults, have this living child inside us who wants to be protected all the time by his parents. Turning to their unconditional love whenever necesary, but when they are gone, that option is no longer possible...

Gary Larson