To My Friend August 1991

A busy day

First, time alone

Read, pray, reflect

A long look inside

And out

Then groom

Clients - what shall I wear?

Mind on the mundane.

My son, Josh, 13

Worry a little. Will he

feel too lonely while

I'm gone?

Josh

Tall now. Taller than

me. All arms and legs.

And stomach - how

can he hold so much

And be so skinny?

Sunshine

Seaview

Del's office - home.

Check my box. Messages

News. An envelope

with my name on it.

A smile.

Feelings

Warmth. Fun. An

acceptance. And

vulnerability.

Wonder. Surprise. I

laugh into my next session

With warmth.

Clients

Me over and over. Different

forms. Different stories.

Del says I'm too ready 

to identify.

Still...me, over and over.

Tears, fears, love,

decisions to make.

Patient God

Christians wait, not for death, but for fuller life.  How is it to be in the Presence of someone who is patient with you? We just learned in a seminar yesterday about the kind of atmosphere people learn best in. The speaker said we learn when there is an absence of threat, and a spirit of welcome.
                The Holy Spirit has supplied this atmosphere for us. We need no longer be threatened by God. Because of the Lord Jesus, our welcome is fully assured.  We are loved and fully known and understood. the great heart of God is filled with empathy toward the human condition.  Have you ever gone to God in your suffering and found you could only cry out to Him? That you didn't even have the words to pray?
                At times like that, the patient, loving Holy Spirit, God Himself, who is in eternal relationship to Father and Son, prays for us.

Just Like That

Bad day
Wilted roses
Flat tire
Cold coffee
Said the wrong thing...again
The dog barked all night
Hurt feelings
Sad dreams
A headache by morning.

A long talk
    over cranberry tea
A hug
A joke
A new day
   I trust that nothing stay the same
         for too long.