Tag: loss

When the Ra-Ra Dies Down

You have given me the shield of your salvation, and your right hand supported me, and your gentleness made me great. – Psalm 18:35 There’s a thing that happens when trouble rears its head. People stand. They gather…. Read More

The Last Straw

Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand. – Isaiah 41:10 Have you… Read More

All or Nothing Usually Means Nothing

Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God. – Psalm 42:5 This life of chronic illness and disability causes… Read More

Why Loss is a Lie

And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Is anything worth more than your soul? – Matthew 16:26 Loss is just a word. A scary word, and don’t think the… Read More

Erosion Reveals the Awesome

Peace has been stripped away, and I have forgotten what prosperity is. I cry out, “My splendor is gone! Everything I had hoped for from the LORD is lost!” The thought of my suffering and homelessness is bitter… Read More