Deliver Me (a Psalm)

Oh God, be swift to deliver me from all my enemies,for they haunt my sleeping and my waking.Hear my cries to you, lest my feet slip off your path,for my strength is weak and my steps falter for seeking you.Make straight the way before me; establish my steps, and keep me from falling.Fill me with […]

Though My Enemies Surround Me

My enemies surround me on every side, as far as I can see. All the familiar ones are present, as well as some I do not recognize. Anxiety is behind me, just out of sight, threatening to overtake my body; I can feel its chilling, evil presence. Depression is off to my left, and I […]

Arizona Mountain

Relaxing vacation and a Sunday drive with my aunt and uncle, Sunshine streaming through the window Warming me until the mild morning’s chill is forgotten. We converse happily until An astonishing view cuts me off mid-sentence as the Flat desert highway gives way to the ever-increasingly bigger Foothills of the Santa Catalina mountains. Approaching Mount […]

Even If He Does Not

“Our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of your hand, O king. But if not, be it known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden image that you have set up.” Daniel 3:17-18 […]