“I don’t like the look of those clouds out there.” Peter and John were both sitting at the front of the boat together as the disciples rowed across the lake. Peter was pointing out to the mountains beyond the sea as he remarked on the sky’s ominous threat. John moved closer to Peter to get…
I find myself on a road. I’ve been down this way here before but it’s somehow different this time. But I’m not sure exactly how. This time, the road seems narrower. Did I have a map? Or have I been lead by someone this whole time? I pause from my long journey and take a…
I turned around and looked behind me to see if they were pursuing. I then looked down at the rusty shackles on my wrists, trying to shake my hands free. In my desperation to escape, I didn’t even notice the chains but now the noise of their rusty edges clanked together echoing throughout the dark…
I was lost in the forest, or at least so I thought. I was traveling without a trail, on a mission I didn’t fully understand. My mission and purpose had become foggy as I had been traveling for so long. My days were dragging together as I traveled the sloping terrain of the wooded forest. …
Did you know that I once was a dragon? You better believe it! A full blown one: teeth, wings and all! I was a dragon, big and strong and scaly. I had impenetrable scales, armor over my whole body. Nothing could get in and nothing could get out. I was protected. I had huge strong…
I was caught, mesmerized by it. Once I saw it, I could not look away. It was too beautiful, too glorious. Here I was, just hiking along my predetermined path when I saw it, a beauty and a glow that I could not ignore. I saw it gleam through the rocks next to me and…
I sit on my shelf in the potter’s shop and I look down to realize I must have fallen because I discover a crack in the middle of me. I don’t remember falling nor do I remember how it got there. One thing I know is that I didn’t start out this way, I must have…
Joseph sat there, as he did most mornings. Sat there in the dark, sat there in the cold and wet. He looked around him at the dismal abode he had called home for many years. The prison walls were dark and cold, with no real light to shine in, other than the dimly lit torches in the…
I met Servanthood while I was out and about, in my daily rhythms of life. She came up to me while my hands were filled with groceries and asked me if she could help. Before I could answer, she grabbed a bag from me and started helping me to my car. She smiled at me…
I gasped for air as the crashing waves hit me one after another. I looked around only to see the wide expanse of the ocean blue around me. Another wave hit me as I struggled to stay above air. I was running out of options as I found no escape from the water grave around…
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