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His hand beneath my chin

May 3, 2020 by Grace Kelley

It dawned on me that this is how God parents us; he uses his tools to make good and beautiful things, but the tools are often loud and scary sounding. But he never chides us for being afraid—he understands that we are, one of the reasons that the encouragement “do not be afraid” is one of the most common in scripture. He tells us that there is nothing to fear, that he is in control, yet he also holds us securely until we actually believe that it’s true. Read more His hand beneath my chin
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What is being lost

April 25, 2020 by Grace Kelley

So much can feel like it is being taken away right now; but what if all that I am losing are the false places from which I pretended to be self-sufficient? My dirty wells are being tarred over.Read more What is being lost
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Clearing Space for what looks like Death

April 10, 2020 by Grace Kelley

As I write this, it’s the “Time of Corona”— a season of global fear and pandemic, and my words have gotten jammed in my throat. The chaos of the present moment keeps getting to me, no matter how I feel I have my feet securely under me one moment, the next I hear something else—another… Read more
To my white brothers and sisters; if you think racism isn’t hurting you—think again.

June 9, 2020 by Grace Kelley

To my white brothers and sisters; if you think racism isn’t hurting you—think again. This is a call to repentance. Read more To my white brothers and sisters; if you think racism isn’t hurting you—think again.
To my black brothers and sisters; I’m sorry and I love you.

June 9, 2020 by Grace Kelley

There is a certain kind of evil that stares you in the face when an image bearers is destroyed by another image bearer. There is an exceptional evil at work when other images bearers try to justify it—or when they ignore the larger evil acts like this clearly point to. Racism is alive and well in the country which claims to be the home of equality and freedom. Read more To my black brothers and sisters; I’m sorry and I love you.
Here’s to a sweet & awkward Mother’s Day

May 10, 2020 by Grace Kelley

Mother’s Day can be sweet and awkward at the same time. The sweetness of looking into the faces of those you love can mingle with the sadness that shows up to the party like that awkward friend wearing too much cologne; reminding you of all you have lost.Read more Here’s to a sweet & awkward Mother’s Day
Come Away Awhile

March 20, 2020 by Grace Kelley

As the world shuts down around us I keep hearing whispers that part of why this is so hard for our country and community is that we are terrible at actually resting. Read more Come Away Awhile
A Prayer for those who are Afraid

March 13, 2020 by Grace Kelley

Lord Jesus, We know that you know the beginning from the end. There is no disaster, no tragedy, no viral pandemic that escapes your notice or is a surprise to your kind and sovereign gaze. You know how our hearts are fearful God; of the unknown. Of loss. Of lack. Of death. You know the… Read more
“Come and See.”

February 18, 2020 by Grace Kelley

Can I really hold out hope that God gives beauty for ashes, when the smell of smoke is still burning in my nostrils? Read more “Come and See.”
This One is for the Weary

January 2, 2020 by Grace Kelley

My own well has run dry; if you could call it a “well” . It’s easy enough to see now that my own source of water in the wilderness is a muddy hole compared to the sweet stream of the Holy Spirit’s power in the land. And now I am turning again from my own power, and drinking deeply again of His. I think this is what they call repentance. Read more This One is for the Weary