by Prasanta | Nov 25, 2015 | Compassion, God's love, Hope, Uncategorized
I am at a loss for words, with acts of terror and crime and hatred and so much bad. Evil seeks to devour the good. A couple of days ago, I came across these words written by C. S. Lewis in The Great Divorce: “Here is joy that cannot be shaken. Our light...
by Prasanta | Apr 11, 2015 | Hope, Poetry, Spring
Waiting White bell-shaped blooms bend slightly Paying homage to depths beneath Crisp grass forged upward Through a deep darkness By a cataclysmic split Of a tiny seed The ground brims With tiny creatures wiggling Rummaging about the vastness Of open space, displaced...
by Prasanta | Dec 22, 2014 | Advent, Christ, Jesus
I hear the music, the familiar carols and melodies. And we sing it again, I sing it – “O Come, O Come Emmanuel.” When will he come? When will he come to this world that is continuously full of the grievous and the painful? I watch the battery drain...
by Prasanta | Dec 20, 2014 | Advent, Hope
At the cusp of an awaited day, during this season of Advent, we await the coming one. And maybe you are waiting, too, on something — perhaps some news, or something to happen. I am waiting, too. As much as I would like to know the future and God’s plans for so...
by Prasanta | Oct 2, 2014 | Five Minute Friday
If it were not for the promise he gave to make all things new, she would see no hope. In all the wanderings of her heart, she kept this promise near. When her mistakes brought her to her knees, and she hung her head in shame, he made her heart new, taking the pain...
by Prasanta | Sep 29, 2014 | Uncategorized
He is El Roi, the God who sees. He sees you, He sees me, and that is something I need to know. I need to know that. I need to know that God is writing my story… and He is writing yours. Sometimes, actually often, I can’t see the end or even...
by Prasanta | Aug 8, 2014 | Fear, Five Minute Friday, Hope, Jesus, Persecution
I read about it in the news. You have, too. The places where chaos and confusion and persecution have erupted. I am thinking of our Christian brothers and sisters in Iraq, and how an extremist faction has taken over and is filling the people with fear. One day,...
by Prasanta | Nov 5, 2013 | God's Word, Gospel
“For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.” Hebrews 4:12 NKJV God’s word...
by Prasanta | Oct 13, 2013 | Pain
Is pain essential? Perhaps pain is more essential than pleasure. I know for me, it brings me to my knees. I draw closer to the throne of truth and grace and LOVE when I am in pain and in grief. It’s not that joy pulls me away from Him. I have been through enough pain...
by Prasanta | Aug 31, 2013 | Uncategorized
Feeling worn, at the end of August, after a busy month. Anyone? I not only feel physically worn, but also emotionally thin. Life is hectic, with just the stuff of life, but then there are the relationships, and the myriad of strings and pulls and pushes and cuts at...
