by Macy Johnson
“Blessed are those whose strength is in
you,
who have set their hearts on pilgrimage.”
(Psalm 84:5 NIV)
I hurried
downstairs, grabbed my music bag and purse, and reached for my water tumbler. Once
in the car, I placed my foot on the brake and pushed the Start button. Silence.
Change in plans. I drove Jeff’s truck to choir practice.
by Macy Johnson
“But when you pray, go into your room,
close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father who
sees what is done in secret will reward you.”
(Matthew 6:6 NIV)
I remember as a child hiding in the linen closet at the end of the long hallway to our
bedrooms. Friends and siblings played “blind man’s bluff” (sans blindfolds)
in the pitch black darkness. My hiding place was a secret, at least for a while.
by Macy Johnson
“The fire must be kept burning on the altar continuously;
it must not go out.”
(Leviticus 6:13 NIV)
I love
sitting around a firepit or a campfire in the fall. The smell of burning wood
and the mesmerizing dance of the flames relax my thoughts and escort me to
another world.
by Macy Johnson
“May the groans of the prisoners come
before you;
by the strength of your arm preserve
those condemned to die.”
(Psalm 79:11 NIV)
I watched as she raced toward the cliff’s edge, clutching
the tiny hands of her two children, dragging them to certain death. She
hesitated at the precipice long enough for a large hand to reach down and jerk
her back to safety.
