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As we, my fellow disciple and I, approached the prison cell which held the man we followed, John the Baptist, our eyes struggled to adjust from the light of the day to the ever-increasing darkness as we walked deeper into … Continue reading →

My spirit stirred greatly.  The words being spoken were unlike anything I had ever heard; the absence of shame, condemnation, and judgement bewildered me.  There was no rigidity to His words and the endless, strict, commands of adherence to the … Continue reading →

10/5/2023 As I looked down upon my son, he lay motionless, his skeletal system holding nothing more than a thin layer of skin; he was, as was I, physically incapable of little exertion.  My clothes, dirty and disheveled, hung loosely … Continue reading →

07/19/2023 Though my temporary lodging was on the outskirts of the village, the news quickly spread within and without that, the ruler of the synagogue, Jairus’ daughter had fallen gravely ill.  In the smallness of my trivial existence, I typically … Continue reading →

09/28/2022 The bed nearly entombed me; once again I had become a hostage to my thoughts, and I languished, for hours, in the eerie quiet of the darkened room.  The life I lived, for self and self only, no matter … Continue reading →

07/05/2018 Walking at a slower pace than that of the norm, surely a direct result of an unwavering inner turmoil within, Emmaus, once again, awaited our arrival as the afternoon heat began to wane from the sun now seeking its … Continue reading →

01/15/2015 I walked slowly this morning, taking in the coolness of the air and watched its reversal as it made its way back and into the atmosphere as small puffs of smoke.  The fall foliage, lining the dirt road, held … Continue reading →

1/01/2020 I quit fighting.  I simply wanted it all to stop…and then it happened.  My recollection and remembrance of that first horrible encounter vanished and I now found myself once again in the present.  The smell of grilled fish, vegetables … Continue reading →

01/06/2022 The brilliance of the sun, cascading down and around us all with its fullness, was incapable of unseating the chill of the early morning.  My body shivered uncontrollably as they, the scribes and the Pharisees, held me tightly, oblivious … Continue reading →

06/29/2021 I paced, back and forth, yet the chill of the morning held me with a greater intensity than normal; as I blew my breath, though somewhat shallow, into my cupped hands, the warmth did not linger long, and I … Continue reading →