So the LORD God said to the serpent [in the Garden of Eden], “Because you have done this, “Cursed are you above all the livestock and all the wild animals! And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike…
Tag: love
Sanctus Valentinus
Oh, Saint, can you hear my voice from ages past? I hope against hope because your voice seems to be the last. Oh, Saint, may I ask a question? Will you proffer a suggestion? Oh, Saint, to your name, thereof, My question is this, what is love?
In this hour…
In this hour, I awake to find you awake. I’ve seen you here before, but not from this place. It seems fitting then that I have lost mine. In this hour, even this hour, I know His hand is at work. Out late, up late, I don’t know which – but concern, and troubling jealously,…
In these letters…
In these letters, four, recently have I come to know, lift me up and give me flight when there are many miles left to go. In these letters, cascading, are your many charms to me, one overlaps another, and weaves and turns a beautiful tapestry. In these letters, loving, are your many kindnesses to me,…
Scary Dreams
I woke last Friday morning from a scary dream. I was traveling around the downtown Toronto subway system, trying to make my way around the bottom of the U. At some point, I got out of the subway system and started walking on the street. Nothing was scary at this point. I was just trying…
In this photograph…
In this photograph, you are falling. Running through long grass, twirling around, you have lost your balance, and the summer sun is lost in the shine of your smile. This photograph is now a blur, shot in an unprepared instant, a real moment with you. But my memory of that moment is strong. No memento…
You are loved
This phrase has stuck with me since I first heard a story, via James MacDonald’s Walk in the Word, about a man who doubted its sincerity and then found out just what it meant in action. Harvest Bible Chapel in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, close each service, from what I understand, with the words “you are…
In this embrace…
In this embrace, five addressed five, “If we have found favour in your sight, and if it is pleasing in your eyes, please grant our petition.” And five replied, “What is your wish? It will be given you. And what is your request? Even up to one-fifth of our own, it will be granted.” “If…
In this moment…
In this moment lie two. Darkness, sweet, lay heavy. Here, in this moment, lies love. Moonlight graces her tresses and her frame. Shine of sorrow, searing, and of pity, piercing. Their eyes are locked, inclined one to another. Eyes forlorn and longing to long. That time will come and will yet be under many moonless…
The Storied Tale of You and I
You captured my gaze and I entered this haze. I followed my eyes and you were my demise. You gave me your smile and I longed all the while. I stood and withstood and you gave all you could. You gave me your heart and I broke it apart. But I couldn’t understand til the…