Who Sees
What patience, His, to watch our stumblings, having paid for every one, and then with yearning heart to seek us, only then to watch us run.
Burden of Proof
In front of the courthouse in downtown Sacramento is a sculpture. A fountain. The chaotic, curving shapes remind me of nothing so much as a series of distorted antlers, flowing from one to another. There is a single break in the jagged ring, one small gap where the pieces don’t quite come together.
About
For several years, I’ve posted a variety of writings on …delirium: essays, devotionals, pictures, personal updates, poetry, and some fiction.
Jubilee
I remember telling Ashley. On and around New Year’s, I get a sense of what the year to come will be like. Strangely, it’s been pretty accurate over the past few years. A handful of minutes into this year, I remember telling Ashley: this year, long-held dreams will come to pass.
Reunion
The field sputtered light, a cloud of particles flashing in waves and sparkles. Edward was surprised, and a little disturbed, at how bright and colorful it was. He looked over at Sandra, the company liaison, with her carefully neutral expression. “How, uh, long does it usually…” And his breath stopped when Joan’s face appeared in the glittering fog.
Longsuffering
If God weren’t as patient as He is, I’d be so screwed.
Who says?
Yeah. What.
Day 40
Lent is a season of fasting. The day before Lent begins is, for some, the biggest party of the year. In New Orleans, they actually change the rules for Mardi Gras; things that are illegal on any other day of the year are allowed on Fat Tuesday. May as well live it up now, the logic goes, if we're gonna have to be all pious for a month plus. At least, that's how it started. Now, people join the party without knowing why.
Quiet
Golgotha was quiet, and had been for a day. The guards and the onlookers had long since departed. The two dead thieves still hung from their crosses, mouths open as though still in a weary plea for mercy.
Later You Will Understand
This is where the story begins to take a turn for the worst.