You Amaze Us God
You Amaze us God,Not because- You answer all our questions Not because- You hide us from desperate darkness Not because- You run the world the way we’d like Because this is not the way you seem to work You Amaze us God You Amaze Because- We can ask the most disturbing questions: Why? How long? What for? You Amaze Because- You teach us to honestly cry out: Screaming, Sighing, Weeping, Wailing. You Amaze Because- You allow us to see into...
Read MoreBreathtaking God
Breathtaking God, You make the Earth to Orbit the Sun, Winter and Summer a New Year Begun, Breathing God, You make the Sun to Sustain all Life, Sun Shining, Plants Growing, Animals Eating, Humans Breathing. Breathtaking God, You Give Good Things to Everyone, Peace Hope Love Joy Courage One by One. Breathtaking God, You Undo the Darkness of Human Strife, You Give Us Purpose Meaning Delight, You Heal our Hurts and Wrap us up Tight, You Free us...
Read MoreThis is the Year
You say you want to make Resolutions this Year? Beyond Superficial Sayings And Consumer Catchphrases It’s time to start. You say you want to live boldly purposefully without fear? Dig Deep Push Beyond the Surface Listen the Eternal Echoes in your heart. You say you are ready? Dive Leap Step Start This is the Year. Podcast: Download (Duration: 0:35 —...
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Not What We Expected
On Friday, December 7th, 2012 Peter Knauert chose to take his own life. Peter was incredibly gifted, deeply passionate, and a bright shining star among us. The finality of his death takes our breath away and leaves us stunned and bewildered. Peter felt the injustices of the world deep in his bones and hoped to become a writer. Peter’s Mom, Leigh, asked me if I would write a poem that reflected honestly on this beautiful tragedy....
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