PHOTO: MARY VAN BALEN
My world is more chaotic than usual. I am still looking for a job, throwing my net wide. The move from one home to another is not complete, and early this week, my father was taken to the hospital. Along with my brothers and sisters, I have been spending time there, talking with doctors, holding dad’s hand, and keeping other family informed. This morning I woke at 5am, overwhelmed with thoughts of preparations to bring dad home and writing tasks left undone. My agitated spirit reminded me that I had not spent time with Lectio for the past few days either.
I dressed and settled at the dining room table. The empty house was quiet and as I began to sing “Come Holy Ghost,” tension began to ebb away. I opened my small black Bible and began reading slowly to find my “Word.”
The Spirit hovered over the chaos.
© 2010 Mary van Balen
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