offering

  • Engraved, Not Forgotten

    Also inspired by Isaiah 49:16 “Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands..” Lord,I cannot fathom it—that Thou wouldst carry menot as a fleeting thought,not as a name to be spoken and forgotten,but as an engravingcut into the very palms of Thy hands. When I doubt my worth,when I fear I have…

  • The Altar and the Offering

    I brought Him my fragments—sharp-edged ambitions,dreams rusted by years of holding too tightly,fears that whispered like thieves in the dark.They clattered upon His altarlike stones that could never fitthe crown He wore. He asked for more than what I could spare.He asked for the pulse of my choosing,the reins of my will,the fortress of selfI…