Monthly Archives: November 2014

Panic attack…

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Sally C

I fight for breath, the air, clear a moment ago has tuned to treacle clogging and cloying, causing my heart to thunder fiercely in my chest, fighting for survival. I struggle to place one foot in front of another muscles refuse … Continue reading →

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a prayer….

Posted on November 23, 2014 by Sally C

Help me to walk lightly, to follow the path set before me, to lay down my burdens, and  my pride, that as I walk I leave grace-filled footprints, help me to hold sorrows and joys as one, to come whole … Continue reading →

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shadows…

Posted on November 16, 2014 by Sally C

I walk with shadows, my questions echo in the whispering darkness, echo again, again, fueling fears, emptying fullness, sucking hopes dry, I walk with shadows, memories exploding and imploding all around me, memories slipping through my fingers, grains of sand … Continue reading →

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faults and flaws ( on loving myself)

Posted on November 14, 2014 by Sally C

today the wound is open and the path ahead is hard, I am picking over memories and my faults and flaws stand large and stark like mountains silhouetted against a sun-burnt sky, I cannot hide, I cannot run, and if … Continue reading →

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until I am ready….

Posted on November 13, 2014 by Sally C

you will not hold back, neither from darkness, nor the pit of despair, not from sorrow, or heartbreak, or brokenness, not from grief, or shadow, or pain, you will not hold back, but always hold out hope, always the invitation … Continue reading →

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hope in the valley …

Posted on November 12, 2014 by Sally C

it is silent here, dry, with death all around in this valley of dry bones where even the earth cracks beneath me devoid of life, can there be hope? would anyone notice if I fell beneath the cracks and slipped … Continue reading →

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letting go…

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Sally C

today time moves slowly, and all is grey, all is quiet, and grey, my soul is quiet still, and quiet, held in silence, thoughts come, one by one feelings of guilt, accusations, painful memories, and one by one I let … Continue reading →

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Discipleship…

Posted on November 9, 2014 by Sally C

teach me to be, to reflect light as the moon reflects the sun, as a puddle on a grey day picks up an unexpected shard of light and highlights it in rainbow hues… + teach me to be still, to … Continue reading →

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My peace, a meditation and a prayer for remembrance Sunday…

Posted on November 9, 2014 by Sally C

This should be read slowly and carefully, find a space, allow your heart and mind to settle, think of the beauty that surrounds us in a world of pain and hear Jesus words; My peace I leave you my peace … Continue reading →

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Posted on November 8, 2014 by Sally C

almost imperceptibly, quietly, shyly, as tender as loves first awakening heaven touches earth, over and over, piercing the darkness as a shaft of sunlight on a clouded day, breaking through the endless chatter and clatter of the daily grind a still … Continue reading →

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