When I ran from you, my pain increased So covered with sores, I feared your touch would cause me to bleed You tired to comfort me, but I was angry I knew my past you could not undo My disappointments …
The Ruach of God
By Patty Juster Oh, gentle breath caressing my soul In coolness, my ache you do soothe Touching me with whispering softness The Ruach speaking, love’s note endearing, “It is I, drink this heaven’s nectar, From luscious fruit like honey dripping.” …
ALONE
By Patty Juster Never a whisper can be heard My inmost thoughts alone they walk No stranger or friend, the road is bare My heart does fail and down I fall Alone, in cool darkness I wait For one who …
Beauty – A Reflection by Patty
Why is there longing for and enjoyment of beauty in me that moves my soul so deeply? Why do I crave it to the point where I cannot live without it? I think it is because of all the trauma I …
Endurance Inspired by Hope by Patty
The world is abuzz with the breathtaking phenomena of Michael Phelps. Many claim that his accomplishments as an athlete surpasses even the greatest athletes from
Drill Now by Patty
One of the principles of physics that school children learn is called the second law of thermodynamics. Simply stated or applied, any object that is moving will eventually stop moving if no new energy is applied to it. In other words, the whole …
The troubling influence of the United States and the West
I am presently writing form Korea where I am having a wonderful time of ministry and friendship. Yet, it is sad for me to see what has happened to the country over the last 25 years. When I first came …
Black Lives Matter and the St. Louis Verdict
The verdict of not guilty for a policeman that killed a black drug dealer a earlier this year has sparked new protest and riots in St. Louis. The video looked incriminating, but the trail judge could not see sufficient evidence …
The judgments of God and natural disasters
Natural disasters might be the judgment of God, but…Recently a Florida professor, now fired, declared that the Hurricane that hit Houston was in judgment for Texas voting for Trump. The problem is that Houston voted for Clinton! I get Orthodox …
Completing Capitalism: Meeting Bruno Roche
One of my great pleasures in my week in Geneva was meeting Bruno Roche, one of the leaders of the Mars Incorporated. He has written a book called Completing Capitalism. If is one of the few books I have read …