Author Archives: daniel

07/08/2015 I knew I was getting close.  The path once barren, unidentifiable at times and relentless in its daily offering of loneliness now widened a bit and brought a passerby, also weary, every so often.  Varying pockets of periodic wind … Continue reading →

02/24/2015 My heart beat finally slowed, my actions more deliberate, more calculated, as even the smallest task became paramount within my thought process and greater still in its fulfillment.  I lifted up the bottom portion of my mantle and the … Continue reading →

06/17/2014 Father, as we sit this morning, in your presence, our hearts stir for thee.  Our spirits, our innermost beings desire intimacy, and not just casual in nature, but to more of an extreme; they long, they yearn, with an … Continue reading →

06/10/2014 Peace… “Trying to find peace” were the words that an unsuspecting young man uttered, as he sat, defeated in his countenance, to an equally unsuspecting old man, me, as we sat near each other.  In humility and in a … Continue reading →

12/2/13 In the eyes of Joseph… I sit here alone in my thoughts as I watch Jesus carefully whittle away at the small table leg.  He was in the shop early this morning and must have sensed my frustration as … Continue reading →

                                                                                 November 5, 2013 I sit, once again alone, against the unforgiving stone wall that has held me captive some 40 years.  The morning chill has long since left and the heat of the day now pours over me with … Continue reading →