Coming Out of the Dark

Coming Out of the Dark

  Darkness. In the abyss, trying to claw my way out, but I don’t know how. The hook sinks into the space between my lower ribs, the fluttering warning begins, and the hook sinks deeper, dragging me further into the hole. My heart starts racing, my breaths become...
Looking Higher

Looking Higher

Several months ago, I started an article about the December 21, 2020 conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn.  I never finished the article, and today, I went back and re-read what I had written: I’ve read articles about the celestial event, and watched the sky all...
In the Company of Sisters

In the Company of Sisters

“Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor. For if they fall, one will lift up his companion. But woe to him who is alone when he falls, for he has no one to help him up. Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm; but how can...
The Sea of Voices of Praise

The Sea of Voices of Praise

“And I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne, the living creatures, and the elders; and the number of them was then thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands, saying with a loud voice ‘worthy is the Lamb who was slain to receive...
Calm in the Storm

Calm in the Storm

Lightning streaked across the sky.  Thunder rumbled in the distance.  The rain didn’t come, but the humidity rose steadily, promising rain would come.  It was well after two in the morning, but I couldn’t sleep.  Sitting on the living room floor in front of the French...