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I don’t care where she’s been– now I’ve got her
Sometimes when I can feel that I’ve wandered away, I think that God is probably rolling eyes at me and begrudgingly dragging my ass back home to plop me on the floor. But then I remember how I felt when I lost my little girl in a store. And I think that, actually, that’s more God’s way– doing whatever it takes, causing any amount of scene to get me back.
Please join me at A Deeper Story today for my post, I Don’t Care Where She’s Been– Now I’ve Got Her.
Food means, “I want to take care of you.”
I have a new job, and it’s a pretty big deal.
Come hear my story at A Deeper Story!
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I’m Getting Ready to Stop Procrastinating: On Answering a Calling Someday Soonish
I’ve been feeling lately like God is asking me to “stand in the divide.” I’m not entirely sure I know what that means, and what I might guess it means is relatively terrifying. So I’ve done like I do and given it 90% procrastination and 10% lip service.
But today in church my minister said that each of us has a calling, and it’s right here and right now. And then I heard God ask me again to stand in the divide.
So I joined in communion, and a kind man prayed for me with a full-on dimpled smile and the words “my sister,” and when I got back to what I naively assumed was the safety of my seat, I finally told God I’d follow wherever S/he might lead, and I mentioned that some directions would be really freaking nice if S/he wouldn’t terribly mind. And then I remembered the whole thing I’d literally just said in the first half of my thought about God leading, which fairly obviates directions.
And then the pianist began a bit of “It is Well with My Soul,” and I sang along because my heart and voice both love it, and that was that.
So all this to say, when I finally start really writing publicly again, it will likely be from within the divide– wherever and whatever that is– and I will be scared but I will be following Jesus because his sheep hear his voice, and once in a dang while we actually move our asses when he calls.
How to Say Grace
The Church is rife with divisions, and I so often find myself on the side that is excluded from the table. But my mother has taught me how to say grace, even from a distance.
I’m honored to share her story with you today at A Deeper Story.
Tagged A Deeper Story, Christianity, exclusion, inclusion, religion
Aside
My thoughts on the SCOTUS ruling that determined that same sex marriage is okay: "Jesus wept."
— Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) June 26, 2013
"You are exactly as human & worthwhile as your straight friends." -What SCOTUS is saying to LGBTQ people today; what Jesus has always said.
— Tamára Lunardo (@tamaraoutloud) June 26, 2013
“There are many diverse views on same-sex marriage – and homosexuality itself – within the Christian community. And we believe that the full diversity of the Christian voice is not well-represented by the 24-hour-news shows or online pundits, so we want to make a bit of space here for that diversity to be well-received and heard.” -Sarah Bessey, A Deeper Story Responds to #DOMA and Prop 8
I’d love for you to join my colleagues and me at A Deeper Story today to share and consider a variety of perspectives on these monumental decisions.
When Father’s Day Hurts
Father’s Day isn’t all beers and burgers. For some of us, it’s etched with pain.
We have lost our fathers. We have never had them. We have had fathers we’d have been better off without.
We have failed at fatherhood. We have never had a shot at it. We have become fathers only to lose our children.
We have never had fathers for our children. We have ached for our men to become fathers. We have been devastated at the fathers they’ve become. We have watched from afar while they remain fathers but cease to be our men.
Our pain is real and varied and, perhaps this day more than others, palpable. As I wrote so much of my own story into the pages of What a Woman is Worth, I began to see how my father relationships had affected every area of my life. In the final pages, I share the redemption my dad and I experienced, and today I pray for those hurting with father wounds that you– we– might all be filled with hope, stilled by peace, and wrapped in love.
I want to recommend to you these beautiful thoughts from other writers today, and also this song, that through your pain, day may break in your soul.
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Lord’s Name, Not in Vain
I am known
for using strong words
like fuck
to carry my message.
And
I am known
for holding the Word
of God
in the highest esteem.
So
you should know
when I use the word
Jesus
to curse what is awful,
no,
I do not
take the Lord’s name in vain;
it is
the strongest word I know.
