image by "wevfewv" on Pixabay Twelve Steps to Paradise Black smoke clouds encircle a crowd Of revellers standing outside a church hall,...

"Christ Driving the Money-Changers from the Temple," painting by Domenico Theotokópoulos, known as "El Greco," public domain image Maid...

waterfalls and moss, image by Jaesung An, on Pixabay We’re All Unique I’ve heard before that no two sunsets are identical, Like the...

mountain peak, image by Karl Egger, on Pixabay When times are tough, His presence is there. Through darkness of night, I see a great...

sunflower, image by Ray Shrewsberry, on Pixabay Sunflower Princess Once lived a Sunflower Princess of fair temperament and form It was a...

wilderness way, image by Garrett, on Pixabay Year of Jubilee What God saw Jesus in the Garden, Sweating drops of blood, As he prayed for...

digital collage by C. B. Harris, from images on Pixabay Silver "An everywhere of silver, With ropes of sand" ~ Emily Dickinson When I...

stained glass, image by pixelia, on Pixabay, modified The edging of days Straight, on, without sliding corners; crossing borders. Not...

gray sky, image by Clker-Free-Vector-Images, on Pixabay, modified Trotting Away Cracking neck and wrinkled arms but strong and passionate...

image by Heather Williams, on Pixabay The Death of the Art Teacher You loved to show me how to see the world, how the endlessly divisible...

abstract swirls, image by 1tamara2, on Pixabay, modified It's inside you! For good there's a party the happy thought every interior...

teacups and teapot, image by Sash P, on Pixabay, slightly modified Daily Bread Warm rays of sun shine through the windows of my apartment...

abstract, image by WaveGenerics, on Pixabay As I prepare to publish the abundance of fine work for this issue, I feel the editorial...

(image by Kerstin Riemer, on Pixabay) Prophesy to us tell us who has struck your face Grimace, He did not (related Scripture: Luke...

(image by Dung Tran, on Pixabay, modified) The Change of Seasons For one brief spell, I thought that spring had come. The earth was soft,...

image by efes, on Pixabay, modified At the beginning of leap year, nothing needs predicted, not back before, not now, here, especially...

image by grisbonn1974, on Pixabay, modified A Matter of Faith “What strength do I have left, that I should wait [and hope]? And what is...

flax on shale, image by Fred Ménagé, on Pixabay Surviving the Sierras Shale rocks on an incline can be a problem. My brother and his...

image by Glegle, on Pixabay Hearts of Joy Magnified As solo flutist played at morning church service an uplifting melody, I reflected...

"Broken Leaf" photo by Patricia Hope JOY TRAIN It can trundle down your street like a ghost train, noiseless, effortless, unknown until...