My God will not abandon my soul. He sees me suffering. He knows my fear. He guides me from a place of anger and pain into acceptance and trust.
Never Abandoned: reflections on Psalm 16:8-10
2023 Favorite Reads: Theology
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Hope for Waiting: Reflections on Psalm 33
You see the flood, Father. Why are you silent? I am overwhelmed by the anger and hate and pain.
Written on the Doorposts
On a whim, I wrote a short phrase on my arm to meditate on during the day. It smeared as I went about my tasks, but the comfort of seeing it there was enough to try repeating.
But What If I Have?: Reflections on Psalm 7
O LORD my God, in you do I take refuge; save me from all my pursuers and deliver me, lest like a lion they tear my soul apart, rending it in pieces, with none to deliver. O LORD my God, if I have done this, if there is wrong in my hands, if I have... Continue Reading →
PHQ-9
I want to believe I have this under control. I want to believe if they just give me another 6 or 9 months I can figure this out.
Salt Stained Rain
After a while, people stop wanting to hear about what you've been through. And I feel guilty talking about it half the time anyway, because I doubt my memories, and even when I stand firm, people still don't believe me. My birth family surely doesn't. They called me a liar, a lover of drama and... Continue Reading →
Maybe Next Year…
But I am of the eternal diaspora. One of many wandering children dwelling in tents in this vast wilderness. Home is a memory that I can’t remember. Rust and decay have eaten away at its core and corrupted its foundations.
Rachel Svendsen 