Telling the Truth

connecting the dots of my life

Tag: Fear and Uncertainty

Teach me to pray

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This sonnet by George MacDonald took me back to childhood struggles with public prayer. Especially public prayer in front of my father when we had daily Bible reading and prayer after breakfast. My child’s prayer follows MacDonald’s adult prayer. Read the rest of this entry »

“. . .Thou art thou, and here am I.”

I’m surprised at feelings I’ve had since I began writing Dear Dad letters.  Sometimes I’m afraid I’m trying to get something from Dad that he can’t give me.  I don’t think I am.  I definitely feel I’m ‘out there,’ in the driver’s seat without a finished roadmap, uncertain where this will lead.

Most surprising, though, Read the rest of this entry »