Tag: christianity
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grace and freedom

I’d forgotten how to breathe. Shallow intakes were all I seemed to have time for and I had to intentionally fill my lungs and slowly exhale. My nerve endings felt exposed, my stomach knotted, and it was all I could do not to cry. The New Year usually holds the magic of new beginnings for…
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from validation to vindication

Christmas seemed heavier with the proposition of a new job. In the space of one week, I spoke to three very different employers, each to whom I had to “sell myself”. As the week ended and I took a step back in my new heeled business shoes, I could see how the process had drained…
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come to the worship desk

I come to the worship desk with open hands and an open heart – a posture that is not always easy. Here, I surrender my plans to the One who sees, the One who knows me better than I know myself, the One who loves me despite my short-comings. I come with my meagre loaves…