For anyone carrying tears that won’t come. Quick answer: Not being able to cry while grieving is common. Shock, exhaustion, the pressure to keep functioning, and the fear of never stopping once you start can all build an inner “dam wall.” You haven’t failed. Isaiah 25 pictures God wiping the […]
waiting
Feeling broken inside? Discover the birth pangs metaphor from Romans 8 and find hope in the sacred waiting between now and not yet. I’ve felt a groan recently. A groan that is happening right now. A groan that longs for something more. I hear it in the conversations I have. […]
Something was wrapped over them. A shroud. But there is a waiting, a being found, and a rich feast still to come. Grief, depression and loss can settle over a life like a heavy shroud. In Isaiah 25, God promises to destroy the shroud cast over all peoples, wipe away […]
Even in winter, the children still ask if there are strawberries to pick. I manage a large vegetable garden at a primary school here in Auckland, and it always amuses me when the children ask me if there are any strawberries. They don’t yet fully understand the concept of seasons […]