“Do you know they’ve found landmines in broken women’s souls?

Black holes in the parts of their hearts that once sang symphonies of creation bright as the light on infinity’s halo?”

 — Blue Blanket by Andrea Gibson

West Village Weekend

Went up to visit a friend last weekend in NYC and it was so nice to get away! My friend was a great host and I enjoyed a classic New York experience - awesome shopping, great food, interesting people and lots to do. Welcome to fall!

no kidding

“Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.”

Andre Gide

borrowed from another blog

“These pages are to tell you,
my dear brother, my sister,
not to run away from people who are in pain
or who are broken,
but to walk towards them,
to touch them.
Then you will find rising up within you the well of love,
springing from resurrection.
In walking along this way,
I have had to meet my own darkness and brokenness
in the deeper knowledge that I am loved,
and so, though I have had to let go
of many dreams for our world
and many illusions about myself,
still I am growing in hope and trust
in the light that shines in each person:
believer or nonbeliever.
Yes, in that broken child,
a light is shining;
in that man in prison,
a heart is beating;
in that woman, victim of prostitution,
there is yearning for life;
in the rich and greedy person, seeking power,
there is a child of purity;
in that young man dying of AIDS,
there is the light of God;
in every person, no matter how broken, sinful,
hardened, dominating and cruel,
there is a spring of water waiting to flow forth.

If you walk with Jesus along this path,
He will lead you to the poor, the weak, the lonely and oppressed,
not with fear and despair,
not with feelings of guilt and helplessness,
not with anger or revolt,
not with theories or preconceived solutions,
but with a new and deeper
peace and love and hope."

Jean Vanier, The Broken Body

truth.

Break Every Chain

Can't get the girls in South Asia off my mind. I heard this song today and wanted to share. A great reminder that there is power in the name of Jesus to break every chain of injustice and suffering that is holding them in oppression. Do I live like I believe that?