Breaking the Chains of Loneliness-Day 5

Breaking the Chains of Loneliness-Day 5

He declared it good. The golden brightness pouring across the horizon like honey flowing from a hive. The ocean dancing and crashing against land in celebration. Elegant birds arching and bowing at the ebb and flow of air currents across their missile-shaped bodies....
Breaking the Chains of Loneliness-Day 5

16 Days-Breaking the Chains of Loneliness

From crowded rooms to solitary hide-a-ways, loneliness exists outside the boundaries of place or circumstance. It invades the space of married couples…singles…young and old. And, loneliness? It has the power to drive us toward relationship or introduce lies into the...
Breaking the Chains of Loneliness-Day 5

The Best Hope of All

  I could see it crouching over her—almost visible in its size and heaviness. Depression. And dragging on its heels, you would recognize Pain and Despair if you looked carefully enough. Sliding slowly into the worn, wooden chair my friend attempted a weak smile...
Breaking the Chains of Loneliness-Day 5

The Beauty of Prayer

When my children were small and learning to talk, I delighted in the sound of their voices and each sweetly expressed syllable. Heather spoke with a high-pitched, tinkling voice while the boys—especially Connor—had unusually deep, raspy voices for such young children....
Breaking the Chains of Loneliness-Day 5

The Promise of Freedom

Being unwanted, unloved, uncared for, forgotten by everybody,  I think that is a much greater hunger, a much greater poverty than the person  who has nothing to eat. Mother  Teresa “Did you believe the lie?”  I asked.  Surveying the room, I knew many of...