Hope Cuts Through

A voice from above me
echoes against steel walls
“Be still and know
that I am God.”

Trapped in Darkness

Without faith in Christ — without believing in Him — you are caught between Good Friday and Easter Sunday; trapped in the darkness without the light of the risen Lord.

Dawn of Hope

Crouched in fear
Shivering in cold
Unable to see
An unknown future

Lost in the Darkness

As I walked in the darkness With a lone candle in my hand I happened upon a haggard man Stumbling as he wandered the land

Continual Prayer Keeps Us Vigilant

We must remember that if we are not vigilant in our prayers, darkness can get a toehold in our lives and the church.

That Old Familiar Knock

There is a knock at the door The hour is late The house is quiet inside A bare bulb lights the room I am not expecting anyone Who could it be at this hour

The Creation of Hope in the Void

Without God, our life is formless and empty. We hover over the surface of the deep, the pit of despair. Deep in our darkness we cannot see, but the Spirit of God is there, hovering over the surface. God is our hope. He brings order to our formless and empty life. In our darkness we […]

Prayer Journey — God’s Promises

The sun set and the darkness moved in, but God’s promises stand. I look to the east and see the first light of dawn. Darkness recedes at the presence of morning. Help me to stand on your promises today dear God. Let me not fall prey to the false promises of this world. Give me […]

Lighting the Deepest Darkest Moments in Life

It is hard for us to comprehend what the earth was like before God created light. In his book Riding Rockets, Space Shuttle astronaut Mike Mullane described how from space, the earth is “framed in a pre-Genesis black.” He goes on to explain: “There is no blackness on Earth to compare… not the blackest night, […]

Trapped Between Good Friday and Easter Morning

Because of God’s love for us we do not have to remain trapped between Good Friday and Easter. Salvation is ours through faith in Christ. This Easter embrace the hope of the resurrection. Leave behind doubt and disbelief and run with Peter to see the strips of linen lying in the empty tomb.