by Lane | Devotional, Writing
Grief visits us all. Perhaps the grief of the day feels small, one drop upon a large pond. Perhaps the grief of the day descends like a sudden storm on a calm lake, upending all in its path. Grief accompanies loss. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross’ book On Death and Dying...
by Lane | Devotional, Easter, Lent, Spiritual Disciplines, Spiritual Practices, Writing
On Ash Wednesday, I enter the dim sanctuary to hear my beginning and ending declared: “from dust you are, to dust you shall return.” (Gen. 3:19) The rector marks my forehead with ashes. In the starkness, I mourn. I ache. I long. I grieve. So...
by Lane | Devotional, Spiritual Disciplines, Spiritual Practices
In January, snow and ice descended on Savannah. Camellia blossoms encased in ice encapsulated the unusual winter storm that shut our town down. Behold, God, full of creative wonder, sprinkling white beauty in the deep South! Can you imagine the lofty Rocky...
by Lane | Spiritual Disciplines, Writing
Every morning, God is faithful. Every noontime, God is faithful. Every evening, God is faithful. Constant. Sure. Trustworthy. Ever present. Faithful. “It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are...