Sabbath Reorients Desire
Sabbath is not merely about stopping work. It is about retraining desire. By interrupting production and striving, Sabbath exposes what we love and gradually reorders the heart toward gratitude, delight, and trust.
Desire
We Are Too Easily Pleased - The Poverty of Modern Pleasure
“It would seem that Our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is meant by the offer of a holiday at the sea. We are far too easily pleased.” ― C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory, and Other Addresses
rituals
i make my way downstairs, the house is quiet now; the little ones are finally asleep. a soft drizzle from the shower fills the silence. She must've gotten in already— taking some time for Herself after a long day.
Dangled Secrets
in the dimly lit café, chatter swirls around us, but it’s Her commanding essence that captures my attention. She leans back in Her chair, a knowing smile playing on Her lips, radiating an air of control that both excites and terrifies me.
between focus
i'm in the upstairs office. lost in some project i've been tinkering with. i feel driven with purpose. the door is cracked open. i always leave the door open...
A Change of Heart - End Times Part 4
My change of heart from worry to trusting Jesus in the storm (Rereleased in longform format for easier reading)